Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2018-08-18 | 2021-12-28 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | 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 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi 12 is slightly better than the Huawei nova 3i, getting a global score of 78.8 against 73.7. Both phones in this comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi 12 has 12 version and Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo. Xiaomi 12 is a incredibly newer cellphone than the Huawei nova 3i, but it's just a little thicker and a little heavier.
Xiaomi 12 has a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Xiaomi 12 also has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display. Huawei nova 3i counts with a really superior performance than Xiaomi 12, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Xiaomi 12 captures much better videos and photos than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a lot better video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photos and a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution. The Huawei nova 3i has a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Xiaomi 12, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Huawei nova 3i also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xiaomi 12 features better battery performance than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 35 percent more battery capacity.
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