Xiaomi Poco X3 GT vs Huawei P30 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X3 GT Manufactured in August, 2021, with display 6.6 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1100 5G, vs Huawei P30 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher pixel density: 399ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 193g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X3 GT and Huawei P30 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 IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.6 in 6.47 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 399 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 450 nits 570 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9 % 88.6 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
532 nits
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a231 Hz
Response timen/a3.6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 73.4 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
84.9 %
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X3 GT and Huawei P30 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1100 5G HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes
Graphics Mali-G77 MP9 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 576 360
GPU Frequency 836 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
1128
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
3172
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1128912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31722259
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
748430
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
CPU225630195913
GPU194303159297
Memory152900117921
UX175597128557
NanoReview Score748430601688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
4299
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Max Surface Temp.n/a40 °C
Stability98 %48 %
Graphics Test25 fps14 fps
Graphics Score42992490
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
9687
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Writing score1109310855
Web score70597067
Video editing66155710
Data manipulation76987553
NanoReview Score96878525

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 13.4 GB
UI Skin MIUI 14 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
23:22
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing08:23 h08:25 h
Video Playback13:11 h13:36 h
Games05:34 h05:24 h
Standby Mode126 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 7360x4912 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 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX650
Sensor size1/1.971/1.7
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.01/2.7
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
112

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 29 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV16A1 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
110
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
130

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM 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/B18/B19/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2021 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date August, 2021 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 300 1000
Sensors - 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.

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