Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro vs Huawei P40 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on February 13, 2020, against the Huawei P40 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
- Delivers 73% higher maximum brightness (859 against 497 nits)
- Shows 8% longer battery life (31:24 vs 28:58 hours)
- Comes with 300 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 4200 mAh
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (645K versus 569K)
- Stereo speakers
- More recent OS version: Android 11 versus 10
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 894 and 781 points
Reasons to consider the Huawei P40 Pro
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 7680FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 14% higher pixel density (441 vs 386 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.58 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1200 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 386 ppi | 441 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.6% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 373 Hz | 365 Hz |
| Response time | 2.4 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) |
| Width | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) | 72.6 mm (2.86 inches) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 208 gramm (7.34 oz) | 209 gramm (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Blue | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G |
| Max. clock | 2840 MHz | 2860 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.86 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Mali G76 MP16 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 600 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1228 GFLOPS | ~896 GFLOPS |
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | No | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max. size | - | Up to 256 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 185205 | 158342 |
| GPU | 215749 | 192995 |
| Memory | 110841 | 109861 |
| UX | 130312 | 107867 |
| Total score | 645056 | 569680 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 55% |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4561 | 3286 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 11615 | - |
AnTuTu 9 Android Ranking (127th and 148th place)
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11.0) | Android 10.0 |
| ROM | MIUI 12.5 Enhanced | EMUI 11 |
| OS size | 30 GB | 16.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Charge power | 50 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (30 W) | Yes (27 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (70% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:04 hr | 10:35 hr |
| Watching video | 13:54 hr | 15:03 hr |
| Gaming | 04:56 hr | 04:00 hr |
| Standby | 102 hr | 79 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.7x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 7680 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 117° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (108 MP + 12 MP + 8 MP + 20 MP) | 4 (50 MP + 12 MP + 40 MP + 0 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.33", Samsung Bright S5KHMX (ISOCELL CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX700 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.6", Samsung S5K2L7 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 20 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Sony IMX350 (BSI CMOS) |
- 40 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 18 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.54", Sony IMX650 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Huawei P40 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.9 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 22 | 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2020 | March 2020 |
| Release date | March 2020 | March 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.69 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the connectivity and design are more important to you, then choose the Huawei P40 Pro. But if the performance, software, and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro.
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