Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro vs Huawei Honor 70
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860) that was released on March 22, 2021, against the Huawei Honor 70, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus and came out 15 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 Poco X3 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Comes with 360 mAh larger battery capacity: 5160 vs 4800 mAh
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 70
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- The phone is 1-year and 3-months newer
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Thinner bezels – 6.2% more screen real estate
- Reverse charging feature
- 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 929 and 734 points
- Weighs 37 grams less
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 | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 90.8% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.1% | - |
| PWM | 2404 Hz | - |
| Response time | 37.4 ms | - |
| Contrast | 995:1 | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 73.3 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 215 gramm (7.58 oz) | 178 gramm (6.28 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | - |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue | Black, Silver, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus |
| Max. clock | 2960 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | 500 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1037 GFLOPS | - |
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | - |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 144978 | - |
| GPU | 206674 | - |
| Memory | 95042 | - |
| UX | 119816 | - |
| Total score | 565310 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3456 | - |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 10741 | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 12 |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | Magic UI 6.1 |
| OS size | 13 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 4800 mAh |
| Charge power | 33 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 12:01 hr | - |
| Watching video | 10:33 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:25 hr | - |
| Standby | 119 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 54 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 122° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (54 MP + 50 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX582 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 54 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Sensor: 1/1.49", Sony IMX800 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Phase autofocus |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
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| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5480 x 3648 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.7 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | 1/3.2" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | - |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2021 | May 2022 |
| Release date | April 2021 | June 2022 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Huawei Honor 70 is definitely a better buy.
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