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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2022-03-15 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Blue, Grey and Purple |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 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 650 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 | 50.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 11.88 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Xiaomi 12X is a bit better than the Huawei P9, with a 77.8 score against 72.9. The Xiaomi 12X design is noticeably newer, but somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker than Huawei P9. The Xiaomi 12X features a slightly better looking display than Huawei P9, because although it has a bit lower quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a larger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400px.
The Huawei P9 counts with an extremely better processor than Xiaomi 12X, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi 12X takes way better videos and photos than Huawei P9, because it has a larger camera aperture, a way more mega-pixels back facing camera and a much higher 7680x4320 video quality.
Xiaomi 12X counts with a quite bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Huawei P9, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi 12X counts with a much better battery life than Huawei P9, because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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