Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 12 |
| 2019-11-15 | 2021-12-28 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.54 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| -- | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 X has a global score of 89.4, which is much better than the Xiaomi 12's 78.8 score. These phones have Android OS, but Huawei Mate X has newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi 12 has Android 12 version. Although it's the best phone we compare here, we must tell that it's also a older, extremely heavier and much thicker phone.
The Huawei Mate X features a much more powerful CPU than Xiaomi 12. Both of them have 8 processing cores and 8 GB of RAM memory. Xiaomi 12 features a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a lot lower 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels count per screen inch.
The Xiaomi 12 counts with a very superior camera than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for low-light photos and video, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality photographs and videos and a better resolution back camera.
Huawei Mate X features a very superior memory for apps and games than Xiaomi 12, because it has 512 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi 12 features a battery duration that is just as good as Huawei Mate X's battery lifetime.
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