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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-10-22 | 2021-12-28 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.81 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 12.54 |
| 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 | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has an overall score of 90.9, which is better than Xiaomi 12's 78.8 global score. These devices have Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei Mate 40 Pro has older 10 version and Xiaomi 12 has Android 12 version. Huawei Mate 40 Pro is better than Xiaomi 12, it must be noted that it's also an older, somewhat heavier and thicker cellphone.
The Xiaomi 12 has a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, although it has a little bit worse display density, a quite smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2400. Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a much greater hardware performance than Xiaomi 12. Both of them have 8 cpu cores and a 8 GB RAM memory.
Xiaomi 12 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor, and they both have a back-facing camera with a 50 mega pixels resolution and the same diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi 12 also counts with a lot higher video resolution.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Xiaomi 12, because it has more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi 12 features a little longer battery life than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because it has a 2 percent more battery capacity.
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