Huawei Mate 20 vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 20 vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 162.9 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has greater height than Huawei Mate 20.
Width 77.2 mm 76 mm Huawei Mate 20 has greater width than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G.
Depth 8.3 mm 8.98 mm Huawei Mate 20 is narrower than Huawei Mate 20.
Weight 188 g 210.5 g Huawei Mate 20 is lighter than Huawei Mate 20.
Body Colour Midnight blue | Twilight | Black Polar white | Midnight black | Sky blue
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G is waterproof.
Repairability Index - 7.6 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 0.44 W/kg (head), 2.57 W/kg (limb) 0.997 W/kg (head), 0.998 W/kg (body), 2.573 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Flow AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.53" 6.67" Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 20.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 381 ppi -
Max Brightness - 900 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 5000000:1
HDR - Yes Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features - Reading mode, Sunlight mode, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 2.6 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 20 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - ARM Mali-G68
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has more RAM than Huawei Mate 20.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 256 GB Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 20.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 200 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Sensor Size - 1/1.4"
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.65 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20.
Lens Construction - 7-element
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR -
Camera Modes - Video filters
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Huawei Mate 20 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, 3D Live Emoji Xiaomi ProCut, Ecosphere engine, Colour engine, Bionic sensing, Accelerating engine, Optic fusion, 16-in-1 to 2.24μm pixel
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has better second camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 119 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has higher resolution third camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Front) 3D Depth Sensing Camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 5000 mAh Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 20.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Xiaomi HyperCharge technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 19 min
Talk Time - 2340 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 2340 min
Gaming: up to 8.9 hrs
Playback (video): up to 19 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 149 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 9.0 MIUI 14
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), AWB
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, AVI, 3GP, M4V, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio certified, Hi-Res audio wireless
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features Wi-Fi Miracast, Neural Network Processing Unit LiquidCool Technology, dual stereo speakers, X-axis linear vibration motor, IR blaster, Xiaomi Surge P1 charging chipset
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 120W charger
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