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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-12-28 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 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 730 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 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 | 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 Xs is better than Xiaomi 12, having a 91.6 score against 78.8. Huawei Mate Xs is an older, noticeably thicker and way heavier cellphone than Xiaomi 12. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a much better performing CPU than Xiaomi 12. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
Xiaomi 12 counts with just a bit better display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a way worse 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater display density. Xiaomi 12 features a better camera than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and videos, it also counts with a camera with a better resolution, a larger sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality and a lot better video quality.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi 12, because it has 384 GB more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi 12 has a battery performance that's just as good as the battery lifetime in Huawei Mate Xs.
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