Huawei Mate 8 vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 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 8 vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 162.9 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has greater height than Huawei Mate 8.
Width 80.6 mm 76 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.98 mm Huawei Mate 8 is narrower than Huawei Mate 8.
Weight 185 g 210.5 g Huawei Mate 8 is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold 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 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.997 W/kg (head), 0.998 W/kg (body), 2.573 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
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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 Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS-NEO Flow AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 6.67" Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 368 ppi -
Max Brightness - 900 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 5000000:1 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has better display contrast ratio than Huawei Mate 8.
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 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.6 GHz Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G 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 ARM Mali-G68
MEMORY Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has more RAM than Huawei Mate 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 8.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 200 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Sensor Size - 1/1.4"
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.65 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Lens Construction - 7-element
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 -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Video filters
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Huawei Mate 8 has 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, 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), ISP-Chip 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) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 119 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 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 8.
Fast Charging Technology - Xiaomi HyperCharge technology Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 19 min
Standby Time 528 hours -
Talk Time 1080 minutes 2340 minutes Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G 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
Talk: up to 2340 min
Gaming: up to 8.9 hrs
Playback (video): up to 19 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 149 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 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 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.0 MIUI 14
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
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 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 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 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 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), AWB
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 MKV, AVI, 3GP, M4V, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio certified, Hi-Res audio wireless
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
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, 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 DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone LiquidCool Technology, dual stereo speakers, X-axis linear vibration motor, IR blaster, Xiaomi Surge P1 charging chipset
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 120W charger
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