Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2022-03-15 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Blue, Grey and Purple |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.88 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi 12X, with a 78.1 score against 77.8. Huawei P20's body is just a little bit lighter and just a little thinner than the Xiaomi 12X, although it was released 4 years before. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei P20 has 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi 12X has Android 11 version, offering a couple additional features and better performance.
Huawei P20 has a much faster processor than Xiaomi 12X, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Xiaomi 12X counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a quite lower count of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a little bit bigger display.
Xiaomi 12X and Huawei P20 both count with similar storage to store more games and applications, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity. Xiaomi 12X counts with improved battery duration than Huawei P20, because it has a 4500mAh battery size. The Xiaomi 12X captures much clearer photos and videos than Huawei P20, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low-light images and videos, it also counts with a way higher 50 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and a lot better video resolution.
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