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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2021-12-28 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.20 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 12.76 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 4600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.76 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 has a general score of 86.4, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi 12 Pro's overall score of 79.6. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Huawei P40 has an older 10 version and Xiaomi 12 Pro has Android 12 version. Although Huawei P40 is older and a little bit thicker than Xiaomi 12 Pro, it's body is still somewhat lighter.
Huawei P40 features a much better performing processing unit than Xiaomi 12 Pro, although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Xiaomi 12 Pro features a much better display than Huawei P40, because it has a bit larger display, a better 1440 x 3200 resolution and a bit higher pixels density.
Xiaomi 12 Pro shoots clearer photos and videos than Huawei P40, and although they both have a 50 mega-pixels back camera, the same back camera sensor size and a F1.9 aperture, the Xiaomi 12 Pro also has a way higher 7680x4320 video quality. Huawei P40 and Xiaomi 12 Pro feature really similar memory capacity for applications and games, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro has longer battery life than Huawei P40, because it has a 21% greater battery capacity.
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