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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2022-03-15 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Grey and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 50.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 12X is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 3, getting a overall score of 77.8 against 76.3. Both phones we compare here use Android operating system, but Xiaomi 12X has the previous 11 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo. Xiaomi 12X's design is a lot newer, but a bit thicker and a bit heavier than the Huawei nova 3.
The Xiaomi 12X counts with a little bit better display than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Xiaomi 12X also has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a bit higher quantity of pixels per display inch. Huawei nova 3 counts with a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi 12X, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a very superior hardware performance than Xiaomi 12X, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Xiaomi 12X counts with longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
The Xiaomi 12X takes greater pictures and videos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a way higher video quality and a camera with a lot higher resolution.
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