Huawei P40 Pro vs. Xiaomi Redmi 12

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Huawei P40 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi 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 P40 Pro vs. Xiaomi Redmi 12 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi 12
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 168.6 mm Xiaomi Redmi 12 has greater height than Huawei P40 Pro.
Width 72.6 mm 76.28 mm Xiaomi Redmi 12 has greater width than Huawei P40 Pro.
Depth 8.95 mm 8.17 mm Xiaomi Redmi 12 is narrower than Huawei P40 Pro.
Weight 209 g 198.5 g Xiaomi Redmi 12 is lighter than Huawei P40 Pro.
Body Colour Black | Silver frost Midnight black
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Spill-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei P40 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP68 IP53
Repairability Index 8.1 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.48 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C 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
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi 12
Display Type OLED display -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.58" 6.79" Xiaomi Redmi 12 has larger screen size than Huawei P40 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2640 x 1200 pixels 2460 x 1080 pixels Huawei P40 Pro has better screen resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 12.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 441 ppi 396 ppi Huawei P40 Pro has better pixel density than Xiaomi Redmi 12.
Max Brightness - 550 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
Display Enhancement Technology - Reading mode 3.0
Display Refresh Rate 90 Hz 90 Hz Both phones have the same refresh rate.
Display Features Quad-Curve Overflow display Reading mode, Dot Display, AdaptiveSync technology, 70% NTSC
PROCESSOR Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi 12
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 MediaTek Helio G88
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz 2 GHz Huawei P40 Pro has higher clock speed than Xiaomi Redmi 12.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P40 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 MC16 ARM Mali-G52
MEMORY Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi 12
RAM 8 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB + up to 16 GB virtual extension Huawei P40 Pro has more RAM than Xiaomi Redmi 12.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more internal memory than Xiaomi Redmi 12.
Memory Interface - eMMC 5.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi 12
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Size 1/1.28" -
Sensor Name Huawei Ultra Vision sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.9 F/1.8 Xiaomi Redmi 12 has better lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Pixel Size 2.44 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects Bokeh effect -
Camera Modes 4K Timelapse, ultra low-light video, ultra slow motion video, telephoto video -
Light Source LED light LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8192 x 6144 -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Zoom, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Leica Quad Camera System, RYYB colour filter array, Octa PD Focus, 4-in-1 pixel binning, AI Portrait Studios AI Triple camera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 40 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better second camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 12.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/1.54" -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.8 F/2.2 Huawei P40 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Huawei Cine Camera -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 12 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Xiaomi Redmi 12.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/3.4 F/2.4 Xiaomi Redmi 12 has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom 5x -
Hybrid Zoom 10x -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Huawei SuperSensing Camera, 50X Max Zoom -
FOURTH CAMERA
Camera Functions (4th Camera) HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 12.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.1 Xiaomi Redmi 12 has better front lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Huawei P40 Pro has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 6528 x 4896 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) TOF camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi 12
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 5000 mAh Xiaomi Redmi 12 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P40 Pro.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge - Huawei P40 Pro has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei P40 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time - 552 hours
Talk Time - 2220 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 2220 min
Standby: up to 552 hrs
Playback (video): up to 16 hrs
Reading: up to 26 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi 12
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Huawei P40 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 13
User Interface EMUI 10.1 MIUI 14
Intelligent Assistant Celia -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi 12
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1 FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 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 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 850, 900
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 32 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
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, FDD 1500 L FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band N1, n2, n7, n28 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Wi-Fi
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.3
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi 12
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP -
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP -
FEATURES Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi 12
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, digital compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Face Unlock, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Huawei Share, HUAWEI Dual-View Video, Huawei Reverse Charge, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, HUAWEI Golden Snap, HUAWEI MeeTime, SuperCool system Fast Charging, IR blaster
OTHERS Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi 12
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP68 IP53, SGS Low Blue Light Certification
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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