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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-06-17 | -- |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | -- |
| 6.67 ounces | -- |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 Huawei P40 lite 5G is a bit better than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, getting a global score of 83.4 against 81. These devices have Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei P40 lite 5G has the older 10 version and Xiaomi 12S Ultra has Android 12. The Huawei P40 lite 5G features a much more powerful CPU than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a better display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has more pixels per display inch, a better resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels and a quite larger display. Xiaomi 12S Ultra features a very superior memory for apps and games than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra takes slightly better pictures and videos than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a back-facing camera with a much worse resolution and a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much higher video resolution. Xiaomi 12S Ultra features superior battery duration than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has a 20% larger battery size.
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