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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-04-07 | -- |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | -- |
| 6.17 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 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 | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 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 | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.76 | 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 is a bit better than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, having an 86.4 score against 81. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P40 has 10 version while Xiaomi 12S Ultra has Android 12 version. Huawei P40 has a much better performing processor than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra features a brighter display than Huawei P40, because it has a little bit better amount of pixels in each inch of screen, a quite bigger display and a higher 1440 x 3200 resolution. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P40, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra features just a bit better camera than Huawei P40, because although it has a lot tinier back-facing camera sensor shooting much lower quality images and videos and a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low light photos, and they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra also counts with a way better 7680x4320 video definition.
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with longer battery performance than Huawei P40, because it has a 4800mAh battery size against 3800mAh.
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