Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Xiaomi 12 Pro Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches 157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm	6.44 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 163.6 x 74.6 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.67 oz (189.0 g)	7.20 oz (204.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Emerald green, Twilight	Black, Green, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
6.4-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 538 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 521 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
87.78 %	89.52 %
Peak brightness
	1000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x 3.00GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10	Adreno 730
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	8GB
Internal storage
128GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Huawei Emotion UI	Android (12), MIUI 13 UI

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh	4600 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 120.0W Wireless: 50.0W

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
40 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
20 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7"	50 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (960 fps) EIS
Front
24 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	32 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
HDMI
Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 26(850+)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 17, 2018 FCC ID value: QISLYA-LX9
Measured SAR
Head: 0.58 W/kg Body: 0.81 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.77 W/kg Phablet: 3.17 W/kg

Buyers information

In The Box
Type-C Headphones, 40W Charger, Type-C Cable, SIM Ejectr tool, Quick start guide, Protective case, Warranty card, Type-C to 3.5mm headphone adapter.

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2018	Dec 28, 2021

Alternative variants

256 GB storage

RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Internal storage	256GB

With 12GB Ram and 256GB internal storage

RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei Mate 20 Pro Specs	Xiaomi 12 Pro Specs
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