Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro vs Huawei P40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 860, 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 Poco X3 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5160mAh vs 4200mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 215g
  • 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 - 6/125 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro 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 IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 450 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 84.6 % 92.5 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
530 nits
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut95.1 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)2404 Hz365 Hz
Response time37.4 ms3 ms
Contrast995:1∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.3 mm (6.51 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 9.4 mm (0.37 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
84.6 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 2960 MHz 2860 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.96 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime))
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 690 Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 640 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 768 576
GPU Frequency 675 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 1036.8 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
973
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
2589
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9731111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25893131
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
642297
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU181709217681
GPU155743212255
Memory126967146459
UX177878141962
NanoReview Score642297718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
3456
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.44.1 °C34.2 °C
Stability97 %55 %
Graphics Test20 fps19 fps
Graphics Score34563286
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
10579
Huawei P40 Pro
n/a
Writing score13393n/a
Web score8062n/a
Video editing6035n/a
Data manipulation8470n/a
NanoReview Score10579n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardMicroSDNano Memory

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 10.0
OS Size 13 GB 16.5 GB
UI Skin MIUI 14 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 5160 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 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 (55% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
22:40
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsing08:43 h08:10 h
Video Playback12:45 h13:26 h
Games05:20 h04:54 h
Standby Mode117 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 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 (1080p) 7680 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX582Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/2.01/1.28
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase 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
SensorOmnivision OV8856Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/41/1.54
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a45
Zoomn/a124

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 5480x3648 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 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 Poco X3 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
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, 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 SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTC B1/2/4/5/8WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category2021
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
88.3 dB
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 250 720
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.

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