Honor 50 vs. Xiaomi 12

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 50 and Xiaomi 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

Honor 50 vs. Xiaomi 12 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 50 Xiaomi 12
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number NTH-NX9 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 159.96 mm 152.7 mm Honor 50 has greater height than Xiaomi 12.
Width 73.76 mm 69.9 mm Honor 50 has greater width than Xiaomi 12.
Depth 7.78 mm 8.16 mm Honor 50 is narrower than Honor 50.
Weight 175 g 180 g Honor 50 is lighter than Honor 50.
Body Colour Midnight black | Emerald Green Grey
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head), 2.76 W/kg (limb) 0.596 W/kg (head), 0.998 W/kg (body), 1.972 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 50 Xiaomi 12
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.57" 6.28" Honor 50 has larger screen size than Xiaomi 12.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi 12 has better screen resolution than Honor 50.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 403 ppi 419 ppi Xiaomi 12 has better pixel density than Honor 50.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1100 cd/m²
Colour Depth 1073.7 million colours 68 billion colours Honor 50 has better colour depth than Xiaomi 12.
Contrast Ratio - 5000000:1
HDR - Yes Xiaomi 12 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision, Sunlight mode, AdaptiveSync technology
Display Refresh Rate 120 Hz 120 Hz Both phones have the same refresh rate.
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 480 Hz
Display Features - Reading mode, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Dot Display, True Colour, DisplayMate A+, 16000 levels auto brightness adjustment
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 50 Xiaomi 12
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Clock Speed - 3 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO
MEMORY Honor 50 Xiaomi 12
RAM 6 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Xiaomi 12 has more RAM than Honor 50.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 256 GB Xiaomi 12 has more internal memory than Honor 50.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
CAMERA Honor 50 Xiaomi 12
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 108 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor 50 has better camera resolution than Xiaomi 12.
Sensor Size 1/1.52" 1/1.56" Xiaomi 12 has better camera sensor size than Honor 50.
Sensor Name - Sony IMX766 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.88 Xiaomi 12 has better lens aperture than Honor 50.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size 2.1 μm 1 μm Honor 50 has larger camera pixel size than Xiaomi 12.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Xiaomi 12 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Special Effects - Moving crowd, Neon trails, Oil painting, Light painting, Starry sky, Star trails
Camera Modes Slow motion mode, Fast Motion mode, Multi-video recording Night mode, Documents, Vlog mode, Pro Video mode, Movie frame, Night portrait mode, photo filters, Timed burst, Photo clones, Dual video mode, Ultra Night Video, Pro Time-lapse, 50MP mode
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 12032 x 9024 -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 24 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) HDR10+ recording, Google Lens, One-click AI cinema, HDR video recording, 2.1μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel, Xiaomi ProFocus
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 has better second camera resolution than Honor 50.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Honor 50 has better second camera lens aperture than Honor 50.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 123 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 has higher resolution third camera than Honor 50.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Tele-macro lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 50mm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Macro camera -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - AF (3cm-7cm)
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Depth camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.45 Honor 50 has better front lens aperture than Honor 50.
Field of View (Front) 90 degree(s) -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) Super night selfie mode, AI Wide-angle selfie Panoramic selfies, AI Beautify, Timed burst, Selfie Night mode, Capture Dual, Time-lapse selfie, AI portrait mode with bokeh and depth control, AI portrait video
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 6528 x 4896 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Front) - 4-in-1 to 1.4μm Super Pixel, Video HDR
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 50 Xiaomi 12
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4300 mAh 4500 mAh Xiaomi 12 has larger battery capacity than Honor 50.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge - Honor 50 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 45 min 39 min Xiaomi 12 has shorter charging time than Honor 50.
Wireless Charging - Yes Xiaomi 12 can be charged wirelessly.
CELLULAR Honor 50 Xiaomi 12
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 11 Android 12
User Interface Magic UI 4.2 MIUI 13
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 50 Xiaomi 12
Data Transmission FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
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 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band N1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40 N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, n40
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2 BLE Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA Honor 50 Xiaomi 12
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, SBC -
Supported Digital Video Standards 3GP, MP4 -
Sound Enhancements Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio Harman Kardon Sound technology, Dolby Atmos sound technology
FEATURES Honor 50 Xiaomi 12
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, flicker sensor, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display) Fingerprint reader (under display)
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features - MIMO technology, linear motor, VC Liquid Cooling, Reverse wireless charging, dual stereo speakers, X-axis linear vibration motor, IR blaster, Qualcomm 7th generation AI Engine, Xiaomi AdaptiveCharge
OTHERS Honor 50 Xiaomi 12
Included Accessories USB cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 67W charger
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification SGS Low Blue Light Certification
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