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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-04-05 |
| -- | 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches |
| -- | 5.61 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2312 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 418 pixels per inch | 412 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Huawei P30 Lite is slightly better than the Xiaomi 12S, having a 77 score against 72.9. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P30 Lite has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi 12S has Android 12, offering some additional features. The Huawei P30 Lite counts with a much better performance than Xiaomi 12S, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Xiaomi 12S counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei P30 Lite, because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a just a bit more pixels per display inch and a quite larger display. Huawei P30 Lite features a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi 12S, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei P30 Lite also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi 12S has greater battery duration than Huawei P30 Lite, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 3340mAh. Huawei P30 Lite captures a bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi 12S, although it has a lot worse 24 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
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