Huawei P40 Pro vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P40 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P40 Pro vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 165.66 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has greater height than Huawei P40 Pro.
Width 72.6 mm 75.96 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has greater width than Huawei P40 Pro.
Depth 8.95 mm 7.85 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 is narrower than Huawei P40 Pro.
Weight 209 g 183.5 g Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 is lighter than Huawei P40 Pro.
Body Colour Black | Silver frost Ice blue | Onyx grey | Mint green
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Dustproof, splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei P40 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP68 IP53
Repairability Index 8.1 (out of 10) 7.5 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.48 W/kg (head) 2.55 W/kg (limb), 0.9 W/kg (head), 0.995 W/kg (body)
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 -
DISPLAY Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology - AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.58" 6.67" Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has larger screen size than Huawei P40 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2640 x 1200 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Huawei P40 Pro has better screen resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 441 ppi 395 ppi Huawei P40 Pro has better pixel density than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.
Max Brightness - 1200 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 4500000:1
Display Refresh Rate 90 Hz 120 Hz Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has better refresh rate than Huawei P40 Pro.
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features Quad-Curve Overflow display Sunlight Display, Reading mode, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, DotDisplay, E2 Pro
PROCESSOR Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz 2.8 GHz Huawei P40 Pro has higher clock speed than Xiaomi Redmi Note 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 Qualcomm ADRENO 610
MEMORY Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
RAM 8 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more RAM than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more internal memory than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
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 Note 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" 1/2.76" Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has better camera sensor size than Huawei P40 Pro.
Sensor Name Huawei Ultra Vision sensor Samsung ISOCELL JN1
Lens Aperture F/1.9 F/1.8 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has better lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Lens Construction - 5-element
Pixel Size 2.44 μm 0.64 μm Huawei P40 Pro has larger camera pixel size than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects Bokeh effect Bokeh effect
Camera Modes 4K Timelapse, ultra low-light video, ultra slow motion video, telephoto video Portrait mode
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 4-in-1 to 1.28μm pixel
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 40 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better second camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/1.54" 1/4" Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has better second camera sensor size than Huawei P40 Pro.
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Omnivision OV08D sensor
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.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
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 Note 12.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/3.4 F/2.4 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) - 3-element
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 13 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.0"
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.45 Huawei P40 Pro has better front lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 5-element
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 Note 12
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 5000 mAh Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P40 Pro.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Mi-FC fast charging technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei P40 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Talk Time - 1860 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1860 min
Gaming: up to 9 hrs
Playback (video): up to 21 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi Note 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, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi Note 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 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 IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes - Huawei P40 Pro has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi Note 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 Note 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, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope
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 Graphite cooling, IR blaster, coin vibration motor
OTHERS Huawei P40 Pro Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones 33W charger
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP68 IP53, SGS Eye Care Display Certification, SGS Seamless Pro 120Hz Certification, Netflix HD Certification
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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