Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2018-03-19 | 2021-12-28 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 just a bit better than Huawei P20 Lite, with a general score of 78.8 against 75.4. Xiaomi 12's body is newer, but somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker than Huawei P20 Lite. Both devices we compare here have Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi 12 has 12 version and Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Xiaomi 12 features a bit better display than Huawei P20 Lite, because although it has a bit worse screen density, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a little bigger screen. Huawei P20 Lite has a lot better performance than Xiaomi 12, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Xiaomi 12 captures much better pictures and videos than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a way more megapixels camera in the back, a larger aperture to take better photography and video in low-light environments and a lot higher video definition. The Huawei P20 Lite features slightly more memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi 12, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi 12 features a superior battery duration than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a 50% larger battery size.
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