Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2022-03-15 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Blue, Grey and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 50.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is much better than Xiaomi 12X, with a overall score of 90.5 against 77.8. Both phones we compare here have Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has an older 10 version while Xiaomi 12X has Android 11 version. Although Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is a better phone than Xiaomi 12X, it must be noted that it is also an extremely older, heavier and a bit thicker phone.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a very superior performance than Xiaomi 12X. Both have 8 processing cores and 8 GB of RAM memory. The Xiaomi 12X counts with a slightly better display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2400px resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a much greater memory for apps and games than Xiaomi 12X, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi 12X's battery lifetime is very similar to the battery life in Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a little bit better camera than Xiaomi 12X, because although it has a camera with lesser mega-pixels and a lot lower 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography.
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