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Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro vs Huawei P30

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Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
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Huawei P30
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
Huawei P30

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Huawei P30, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3650mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei P30
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 205g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/64 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and Huawei P30
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
vs
Huawei P30

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.81 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 900 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 85.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
n/a
Huawei P30
629 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a3.6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 149.1 mm (5.87 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 71.4 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Purple		 Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
91.4 %
Huawei P30
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and Huawei P30 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Yes
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 1024 360
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
1461
Huawei P30
957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
3910
Huawei P30
2513
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1461957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39102513
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
904462
Huawei P30
588682
CPU242692192129
GPU263225159791
Memory174582109920
UX223963126842
NanoReview Score904462588682
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
5153
Huawei P30
2479
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.7 °C
Stability90 %47 %
Graphics Test30 fps14 fps
Graphics Score51532479
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro], [Huawei P30]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
12141
Huawei P30
8482
Writing score1513510879
Web score112506709
Video editing76005704
Data manipulation85957470
NanoReview Score121418482

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 12 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3650 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (67 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
n/a
Huawei P30
18:54
Web Browsingn/a07:35 h
Video Playbackn/a12:30 h
Gamesn/a04:36 h
Standby Moden/a85 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.8
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung GN2Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.121/1.7
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal length120 mm80 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.41/4
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length16 mm17 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
118
Huawei P30
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
132
Huawei P30
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
124
Huawei P30
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview64n/a
Zoom117n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.0
Focal length 27 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2421
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
n/a
Huawei P30
82.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 800
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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