Xiaomi 18 Pro vs Honor Win 2

93 out of 100
Xiaomi 18 Pro
VS
90 out of 100
Honor Win 2

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.4-inch Xiaomi 18 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6) that was released on September 23, 2026, against the Honor Win 2, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 18 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 34 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 6 mm narrower
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor Win 2
  • Comes with 3100 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 7000 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.3)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a 0.49 inch larger screen size
  • 19% higher pixel density (497 vs 419 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 18 Pro and Honor Win 2 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
91
96
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
94*
80*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
98
98
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
98
99
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
93*
100*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
88
90
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
93*
90*
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
50.6
(Average)
Value Index
46.9
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.4 inches 6.89 inches
Resolution 1120 x 2436 pixels 1440 x 3104 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 419 ppi 497 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 185 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4000 nits 10000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 520 Hz
Screen protection Dragon Crystal Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 92% 91.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Win 2
6.89″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
18 Pro
6.4″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.6 in2
~15% more screen space

Design and build

Height 151.8 mm (5.98 inches) 163 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 72 mm (2.83 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.46 mm (0.33 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 203 g (7.16 oz) 237 g (8.36 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Active fan
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Red, Pink White, Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
92%
91.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 18 Pro and Honor Win 2
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Max clock 5010 MHz 5010 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 3 + 3) 8 (2 + 3 + 3)
Architecture - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz:
- 3 cores at 4.03 GHz:
- 2 cores at 5.01 GHz:
- 3 cores at 3.74 GHz:
- 3 cores at 4.03 GHz:
- 2 cores at 5.01 GHz:
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 2 nanometers 2 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 845 Adreno 850
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock - 1450 MHz
FLOPS - ~4454.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 18 Pro and Honor Win 2
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3866
Win 2 +5%
4042
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
11140
Win 2 +1%
11226
Compute Score (GPU)
n/a
33574
Compute Score (GPU) - 33574
Single-core score 3866 4042
Multi-core score 11140 11226
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
18 Pro +3%
4888150
4761285
CPU 1365000 1268440
GPU 1783000 1692150
Memory 662300 612380
UX 1047850 1188315
Total score 4888150 4761285
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (7th and 9th place)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 17
ROM HyperOS 4 MagicOS 11
OS updates 6 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 10100 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 28 min)
Full charging time - 1:07 hr

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 200 megapixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 102° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 200 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 200 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 75 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP5 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV50M40 -
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) -
Pixel size 0.61 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 22 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50M40 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) -
Pixel size 0.61 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 6.0 6.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2026 October 2026
Release date September 2026 November 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $999
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 18 Pro. But if the display and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Honor Win 2.

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