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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-06-17 |
| -- | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.67 ounces |
| -- | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 418 pixels per inch | 405 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 820 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 11.22 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| 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 lite 5G is better than the Xiaomi 12S, having an 83.4 score against 72.9. Both devices in this review include Android OS, but Huawei P40 lite 5G has the previous 10 version and Xiaomi 12S has Android 12. The Xiaomi 12S has a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2400, the Xiaomi 12S also counts with a little bit greater pixel density.
Huawei P40 lite 5G has a much greater processing power than Xiaomi 12S, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Huawei P40 lite 5G features as much memory capacity to install games and applications as Xiaomi 12S, both of them have equal 128 GB internal storage.
Huawei P40 lite 5G features a way better camera than Xiaomi 12S, because it has a back camera with a much better resolution. Xiaomi 12S counts with a little longer battery duration than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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