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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2015-12-01 | -- |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 6.53 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.42 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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
Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a score of 81, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 8's overall score of 77.4. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra is a noticeably lighter and way thinner phone than the Huawei Mate 8. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a much more powerful processor than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, although it has 4 GB less RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a lot better looking display than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a lot better 1440 x 3200 resolution, a higher count of pixels per inch in the display and a bit larger screen. Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with a little bit better memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB more internal storage.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra features greater battery duration than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a 4800mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. Xiaomi 12S Ultra takes much better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra also has a lot higher video definition and a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels.
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