Huawei Mate 20 X vs. Xiaomi 12

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 X and Xiaomi 12. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 20 X vs. Xiaomi 12 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 X Xiaomi 12
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 174.6 mm 152.7 mm Huawei Mate 20 X has greater height than Xiaomi 12.
Width 85.4 mm 69.9 mm Huawei Mate 20 X has greater width than Xiaomi 12.
Depth 8.15 mm 8.16 mm Huawei Mate 20 X is narrower than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Weight 232 g 180 g Xiaomi 12 is lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Body Colour Midnight blue Grey
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.95 W/kg (body), 0.42 W/kg (head) 0.596 W/kg (head), 0.998 W/kg (body), 1.972 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
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card -
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 X Xiaomi 12
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology - AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 7.2" 6.28" Huawei Mate 20 X has larger screen size than Xiaomi 12.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi 12 has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density - 419 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1100 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 68 billion colours Xiaomi 12 has better colour depth than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Contrast Ratio - 5000000:1
HDR - Yes Xiaomi 12 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision, Sunlight mode, AdaptiveSync technology
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 480 Hz
Display Features DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut Reading mode, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Dot Display, True Colour, DisplayMate A+, 16000 levels auto brightness adjustment
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 X Xiaomi 12
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 3 GHz Xiaomi 12 has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 20 X has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 X Xiaomi 12
RAM 6 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Xiaomi 12 has more RAM than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 256 GB Xiaomi 12 has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 X Xiaomi 12
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Sensor Size - 1/1.56"
Sensor Name - Sony IMX766 sensor
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.88 Huawei Mate 20 X has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Xiaomi 12 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR Moving crowd, Neon trails, Oil painting, Light painting, Starry sky, Star trails
Camera Modes - Night mode, Documents, Vlog mode, Pro Video mode, Movie frame, Night portrait mode, photo filters, Timed burst, Photo clones, Dual video mode, Ultra Night Video, Pro Time-lapse, 50MP mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Huawei Mate 20 X 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, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 24 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS) HDR10+ recording, Google Lens, One-click AI cinema, HDR video recording, 2.1μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel, Xiaomi ProFocus
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 20 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has better second camera resolution than Xiaomi 12.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Huawei Mate 20 X has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 123 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has higher resolution third camera than Xiaomi 12.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens Tele-macro lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 50mm
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - AF (3cm-7cm)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 Huawei Mate 20 X has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Panoramic selfies, AI Beautify, Timed burst, Selfie Night mode, Capture Dual, Time-lapse selfie, AI portrait mode with bokeh and depth control, AI portrait video
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) - 4-in-1 to 1.4μm Super Pixel, Video HDR
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 X Xiaomi 12
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 5000 mAh 4500 mAh Huawei Mate 20 X has larger battery capacity than Xiaomi 12.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology - Huawei Mate 20 X has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 39 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Xiaomi 12 can be charged wirelessly.
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 X Xiaomi 12
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Xiaomi 12 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 12
User Interface - MIUI 13
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 X Xiaomi 12
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE 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 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 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 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, 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+, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 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 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, 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 TD 4500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 X Xiaomi 12
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, 3GA, MP4, HWA -
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP -
Sound Enhancements - Harman Kardon Sound technology, Dolby Atmos sound technology
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 X Xiaomi 12
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, flicker sensor, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features HUAWEI M-Pen support MIMO technology, linear motor, VC Liquid Cooling, Reverse wireless charging, dual stereo speakers, X-axis linear vibration motor, IR blaster, Qualcomm 7th generation AI Engine, Xiaomi AdaptiveCharge
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 X Xiaomi 12
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 67W charger
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland SGS Low Blue Light Certification
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