Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Huawei P40 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro

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Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
VS
61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
Huawei P40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Huawei P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. 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 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 234g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Huawei P40 Pro
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 Ultra
vs
Huawei P40 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.81 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 900 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 92.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)510 Hz365 Hz
Response time2.8 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Ceramic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2860 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))		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 1024 576
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14631111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39113131
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU246800217681
GPU260294212255
Memory182528146459
UX233954141962
NanoReview Score923576718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.43.1 °C34.2 °C
Stability91 %55 %
Graphics Test31 fps19 fps
Graphics Score52853286
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra], [Huawei P40 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Huawei P40 Pro
n/a
Writing score14672n/a
Web score11015n/a
Video editing7568n/a
Data manipulation9531n/a
NanoReview Score12250n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10.0
OS Size 31 GB 16.5 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (67 W) Yes (27 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsing06:28 h08:10 h
Video Playback11:22 h13:26 h
Games04:38 h04:54 h
Standby Mode90 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 7680 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 128 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung GN2Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.121/1.28
Pixel size1.4 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/4.1f/3.4
Focal length120 mm125 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length12 mm18 mm
SensorSony IMX586Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/21/1.54
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokeh7575
Preview7245
Zoom142124
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
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 Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
117
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Huawei P40 Pro
144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM850 900 1800 MHzGSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category2421
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
89.5 dB
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 720
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
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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