Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2017-10-20 | 2022-03-15 |
| 5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Gold and Pink | Blue, Grey and Purple |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 498 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| 730 cd/m2 brightness | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 50.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 10 is a bit better than Xiaomi 12X, with a 78.9 score against 77.8. Huawei Mate 10's design has the same thickness than Xiaomi 12X, but it's a bit heavier. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 10 has the previous 10 version while Xiaomi 12X has Android 11.
The Huawei Mate 10 counts with a lot better hardware performance than Xiaomi 12X, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Huawei Mate 10 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi 12X, because although it has much less brightness and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little better quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution.
The Xiaomi 12X captures much clearer photos and videos than Huawei Mate 10, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low light images and videos, it also counts with a way better 7680x4320 video resolution and a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution. The Huawei Mate 10 features a little bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi 12X, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi 12X has just a little bit longer battery duration than Huawei Mate 10, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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