Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 183.5g vs 189g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Huawei Mate 20 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 6.67 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1200 nits 660 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3 % 87.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
741 nits
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)484 Hz245 Hz
Response time5 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.66 mm (6.52 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 75.96 mm (2.99 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 7.85 mm (0.31 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 183.5 g (6.47 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
85.3 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73)
- 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 Hexagon 686 Yes
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 128 360
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 319.2 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
375
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
1494
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)375933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)14942383
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
346691
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU117343192149
GPU42979158975
Memory113571112523
UX72798126437
NanoReview Score346691590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
641
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.40.9 °C46.8 °C
Stability99 %48 %
Graphics Test3 fps14 fps
Graphics Score6412480
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
8890
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing score1019010968
Web score85716821
Video editing47715781
Data manipulation72237579
NanoReview Score88908592

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 21 GB 15.2 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:11 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
23:06
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsing08:20 h07:46 h
Video Playback15:10 h11:44 h
Games05:33 h04:55 h
Standby Mode113 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a25 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/2.761/1.73
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08D10n/a
Sensor size1/41/2.7
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 4128x3096 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.12 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 Redmi Note 12
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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 5
Bluetooth features LE 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
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1321
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
81.3 dB
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 229 1050
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 33 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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