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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-08-18 | 2022-03-15 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Grey and Purple |
| 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 870 SM8250-AC (7 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 650 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 |
| -- | 50.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 11.88 |
| 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 |
| 5.28 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi 12X is just a bit better than Huawei nova 3i, having a 77.8 score against 73.7. The Xiaomi 12X design is much newer, but just a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier than the Huawei nova 3i. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi 12X has the older 11 version and Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Xiaomi 12X features a little sharper display than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Xiaomi 12X also has a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a bit greater pixels count per display inch. The Huawei nova 3i features much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi 12X, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Huawei nova 3i also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB.
Huawei nova 3i counts with a much more powerful CPU than Xiaomi 12X, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Xiaomi 12X features longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 3340mAh. The Xiaomi 12X shoots a lot better photos and videos than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a larger aperture to take better photography in low light situations, a way better 7680x4320 video resolution and a camera with a way better 50 megapixels resolution.
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