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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 10 |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 418 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 P40 has a general score of 86.4, which is much better than the Xiaomi 12S's 72.9 overall score. Both phones in this comparison come with Android operating system, but the Huawei P40 has the previous 10 version and Xiaomi 12S has Android 12 version. The Xiaomi 12S features a little more vivid display than Huawei P40, because although it has a quite worse pixel count per screen inch, it also counts with a little larger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400.
Huawei P40 features a much greater processing power than Xiaomi 12S, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. Huawei P40's storage to install applications and games is just as good as Xiaomi 12S's one, both have the same 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei P40 shoots greater pictures and videos than Xiaomi 12S. They have the same resolution back camera.
Xiaomi 12S has just a little bit longer battery life than Huawei P40, because it has an 18% greater battery size.
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