Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite vs Huawei P40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite Manufactured in May, 2020, with display 6.47 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 730G, vs Huawei P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
  • Lighter design: 204g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5260mAh vs 4200mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.58in
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.47 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 398 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 430 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 87.8 % 92.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
593 nits
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)176 Hz365 Hz
Response time9 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.8 mm (6.21 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 74.2 mm (2.92 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 9.7 mm (0.38 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Purple
- Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
87.8 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2860 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 8 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 688 Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 618 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 256 576
GPU Frequency 825 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
687
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
1823
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)6871111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)18233131
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
376385
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU134288217681
GPU72184212255
Memory70690146459
UX99223141962
NanoReview Score376385718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
983
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.43.6 °C34.2 °C
Stability99 %55 %
Graphics Test5 fps19 fps
Graphics Score9833286

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 10.0
OS Size 19.4 GB 16.5 GB
UI Skin MIUI 13 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 5260 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (27 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 1:25 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
24:02
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsing09:03 h08:10 h
Video Playback13:54 h13:26 h
Games05:24 h04:54 h
Standby Mode125 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6920 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 7680 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 5 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
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX686Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.721/1.28
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a18 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor size1/41/1.54
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a45
Zoomn/a124

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P3 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- 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 BandsGSM:2/3/5/8GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA: B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B(25352655/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category1221
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
83 dB
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced April, 2020 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date May, 2020 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 425 720
Sensors - 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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P40 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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