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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-10-04 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2712 x 1220 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 444 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 8100 MT6895Z (5 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G610 MC6 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.6 inches (1/1.67") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi 12T, having a 79.5 score against 75.5. Both devices in this comparison use Android OS, but Huawei Mate 20 has 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi 12T has Android 12. Huawei Mate 20's construction is a little lighter and just a bit thinner than the Xiaomi 12T, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
The Huawei Mate 20 features a brighter screen than Xiaomi 12T, although it has a little smaller screen, a little lower number of pixels per inch in the screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2244px. Huawei Mate 20 and Xiaomi 12T both count with very similar memory to store more apps and games, both of them have the same internal memory.
The Huawei Mate 20 features a way better hardware performance than Xiaomi 12T, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Xiaomi 12T takes much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 20, because it has a lot more mega pixels camera in the back, a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and a much larger back camera sensor capturing lot better quality pictures and videos.
The Xiaomi 12T has better battery performance than Huawei Mate 20, because it has a 25 percent more battery size.
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