Xiaomi 12 vs Huawei P20 Lite Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi 12
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Xiaomi 12 or Huawei P20 Lite Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi 12 | Huawei P20 Lite | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | December, 2021 | 2018, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.75 in | 148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm | 5.85 x 5.85 x 2.8 in | |
| Weight | 179 g | 6.31 oz | 145 g | 5.11 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5) | Front glass, aluminum frame, plastic back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Purple, Green | Klein Blue, Sakura Pink, Midnight Black | |
| Battery | 4500 mAh, Li-Po | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 980 EUR | 240 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | AMOLED | LTPS IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 68B | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.28" in | 5.84" in | |
| Screen area | 95.2 cm2 | 85.1 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 89.2% | 80.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1080 x 2280 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 419 PPI | 432 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7 Victus | ||
| Other specs | - 120Hz -Dolby Vision -HDR10+ -1100 nits (peak) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 16 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS -13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF |
-16 MP, f/2.2, 1.0µm, PDAF -2 MP, depth sensor |
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| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@30/60fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 123 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 131 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 95 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 16 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm | 16 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1.12µm 24 MP, f/2.0 (AL00 for India; TL00 for China) |
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| Functions | HDR, panorama | ||
| Video | 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 11 Red Velvet Cake | Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 8 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) | - Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 730 | Mali-T830 MP2 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB (China, Malaysia) |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1163966 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 304568 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 413638 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 212719 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 304568 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 1030008 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 111971 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 209 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 774 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 257 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1231 | 191 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4092 | 879 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 925 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 3632 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 3067 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900) -3G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900) -4G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B29 (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100) -5G - n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (LX2/LX3) or a/b/g/n/ac (LX1/LX2J), WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | Yes (LX1 only) | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE | 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Tuned by Harman Kardon |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro (except LX2, AL00), proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 67W, 100% in 39 min -Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 53 min -Reverse wireless charging 10W -Power Delivery 3.0 -Quick Charge 4+ |
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W |
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| Versions |
- Versions: P20 lite (Global); Nova 3e (China, Malaysia) |
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