Huawei Mate 8 vs. Xiaomi 12 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and Xiaomi 12 Pro. 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 8 vs. Xiaomi 12 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi 12 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 163.6 mm Xiaomi 12 Pro has greater height than Huawei Mate 8.
Width 80.6 mm 74.6 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than Xiaomi 12 Pro.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.16 mm Huawei Mate 8 is narrower than Huawei Mate 8.
Weight 185 g 205 g Huawei Mate 8 is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold Grey
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Xiaomi 12 Pro is waterproof.
SAR Value 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.599 W/kg (head), 0.998 W/kg (body), 1.987 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi 12 Pro
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS-NEO AMOLED (LTPO)
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 6.73" Xiaomi 12 Pro has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 3200 x 1440 pixels Xiaomi 12 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Display Format Full HD WQHD+
Pixel Density 368 ppi 522 ppi Xiaomi 12 Pro has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 8.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1500 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Xiaomi 12 Pro has better colour depth than Huawei Mate 8.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 8000000:1 Xiaomi 12 Pro has better display contrast ratio than Huawei Mate 8.
HDR - Yes Xiaomi 12 Pro has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision, Sunlight mode
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 480 Hz
Display Features - Reading mode, Wide colour display (P3), Dot Display, True Colour, DisplayMate A+, 16000 levels auto brightness adjustment, AdaptiveSync Pro technology, Xiaomi SmartTouch
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi 12 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Processor Number - SM8450
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 3 GHz Xiaomi 12 Pro has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 8.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO
MEMORY Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi 12 Pro
RAM 3 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 12 GB Xiaomi 12 Pro has more RAM than Huawei Mate 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Xiaomi 12 Pro has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 8.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi 12 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 Pro has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Sensor Size - 1/1.28"
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Sensor Name - Sony IMX707 Sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.9 Xiaomi 12 Pro has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Lens Construction - 7-element
Pixel Size - 1.22 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 4x -
Special Effects - HDR, Cinematic video filters, Moving crowd, Neon trails, Oil painting, Light painting, Starry sky, Star trails
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Portrait HDR
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Slow motion video, Pro mode, night mode, Slow Shutter, Documents, Vlog mode, Pro Video mode, Movie frame, Night portrait mode, photo filters, Timed burst, Photo clones, Video log mode, Dual video mode, Ultra Night Video, Magic Zoom, Time Freeze, Night Time-lapse, Parallel World, Freeze Frame Video, Pro Time-lapse, Long exposure mode, Ultra Night Photos, 50MP mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face recognition Both phones have face detection.
White Balance Automatic, presets -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4608 x 3456 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 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), ISP-Chip RAW image capture, HDR10+ recording, Google Lens, One-click AI cinema, Xiaomi ProFocus, 2.44μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel, AI distortion correction
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 115 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/1.9
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) - 5-element
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 48mm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 Pro has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.45 Huawei Mate 8 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Depth of field, Bokeh effect
Camera Modes (Front) - AI Beautify, Movie frame, Dual video mode, Selfie Night mode, Time-lapse selfie, AI portrait mode with bokeh and depth control, AI portrait video
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 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) - HDR10+ video recording
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi 12 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4600 mAh Xiaomi 12 Pro has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 8.
Fast Charging Technology - Xiaomi HyperCharge technology Xiaomi 12 Pro has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 18 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Xiaomi 12 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 528 hours -
Talk Time 1080 minutes 1140 minutes Xiaomi 12 Pro has longer battery life when making calls than Huawei Mate 8.
Run Time Details Standby (WCDMA): up to 528 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 98 hrs
Recording (video (1080p)): up to 5 hrs
Navigation: up to 9 hrs
Streaming (video): up to 15 hrs
Talk: up to 1140 min
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi 12 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Xiaomi 12 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.0 MIUI 13
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi 12 Pro
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
3G UMTS Frequency - 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 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, 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 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, 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 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X65 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi 12 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), LDAC, AWB, LHDC
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Harman Kardon Sound technology, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio certified
Video Enhancements - HDR10
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi 12 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, flicker sensor, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, LiquidCool Technology, linear motor, Reverse wireless charging, dual stereo speakers, X-axis linear vibration motor, IR blaster, Qualcomm 7th generation AI Engine, dual woofers, Xiaomi AdaptiveCharge
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi 12 Pro
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 120W charger
Compliant Standards - SGS Eye Care Display Certification, SGS Seamless Pro 120Hz Certification
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