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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2021-12-28 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.44 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.20 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.76 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Xiaomi 12 Pro is slightly better than the Huawei P9, getting a overall score of 79.6 against 72.9. The Xiaomi 12 Pro body is newer, but much heavier and somewhat thicker than the Huawei P9. Xiaomi 12 Pro has a more vivid display than Huawei P9, because it has a way better 1440 x 3200 pixels resolution, a larger screen and a bit greater display density.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro counts with a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P9, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Huawei P9 counts with a way better hardware performance than Xiaomi 12 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro counts with a really longer battery life than Huawei P9, because it has a 4600mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. Xiaomi 12 Pro takes much clearer videos and photos than Huawei P9, because it has a camera with a way better 50 megapixels resolution, a lot larger sensor providing a much higher image quality, a lot better video definition and a bigger aperture to take better images in low-light environments.
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