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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2022-03-15 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Blue, Grey and Purple |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 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 650 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 | 50.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 11.88 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 P40 is much better than the Xiaomi 12X, with a general score of 86.4 against 77.8. These phones use Android OS, but Huawei P40 has the previous 10 version and Xiaomi 12X has Android 11 version. The Huawei P40 is an older and just a little thicker cellphone than the Xiaomi 12X, but Huawei was able to make it a little bit lighter anyway.
Xiaomi 12X features a little bit better looking display than Huawei P40, because although it has a little lower pixels count in each display inch, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a little bit bigger screen. Huawei P40 counts with a much better performing CPU than Xiaomi 12X, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Huawei P40 shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi 12X, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, a same size camera aperture and a back facing camera with a 50 mega-pixels, the Huawei P40 also has higher 60 fps video frame rate. The Huawei P40 and the Xiaomi 12X both count with quite similar storage for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi 12X features a bit longer battery life than Huawei P40, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 3800mAh.
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