Honor 9X Pro vs. Xiaomi 12

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 9X Pro 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 9X Pro vs. Xiaomi 12 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 9X Pro Xiaomi 12
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 163.5 mm 152.7 mm Honor 9X Pro has greater height than Xiaomi 12.
Width 77.3 mm 69.9 mm Honor 9X Pro has greater width than Xiaomi 12.
Depth 8.8 mm 8.16 mm Xiaomi 12 is narrower than Honor 9X Pro.
Weight 202 g 180 g Xiaomi 12 is lighter than Honor 9X Pro.
Body Colour Phantom purple Grey
Body Material Dual 3D curved glass -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.09 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.76 W/kg (head) 0.596 W/kg (head), 0.998 W/kg (body), 1.972 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor 9X Pro Xiaomi 12
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.59" 6.28" Honor 9X Pro 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 9X Pro.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 391 ppi 419 ppi Xiaomi 12 has better pixel density than Honor 9X Pro.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1100 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 68 billion colours Xiaomi 12 has better colour depth than Honor 9X Pro.
Contrast Ratio - 5000000:1
HDR - Yes Xiaomi 12 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology Blue light filter Dolby Vision, Sunlight mode, AdaptiveSync technology
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 480 Hz
Display Features FullView Display 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 9X Pro Xiaomi 12
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Clock Speed 2.27 GHz 3 GHz Xiaomi 12 has higher clock speed than Honor 9X Pro.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO
MEMORY Honor 9X Pro Xiaomi 12
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Xiaomi 12 has more RAM than Honor 9X Pro.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 256 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB -
CAMERA Honor 9X Pro Xiaomi 12
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 has better camera resolution than Honor 9X Pro.
Sensor Size 1/2" 1/1.56" Honor 9X Pro has better camera sensor size than Xiaomi 12.
Sensor Type CMOS -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor Sony IMX766 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.88 Honor 9X Pro has better lens aperture than Honor 9X Pro.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Xiaomi 12 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - Moving crowd, Neon trails, Oil painting, Light painting, Starry sky, Star trails
Camera Modes 3D Portrait Lighting, Portrait 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
Video Resolutions - 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) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), EIS video stabilisation, 4-in-1 Super Pixel, AIS Super Night mode, AI video stabilisation 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 9X Pro.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Super wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 120 degree(s) 123 degree(s) Xiaomi 12 has larger second camera lens field of view than Honor 9X Pro.
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Distortion correction -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 has higher resolution third camera than Honor 9X Pro.
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) Depth camera -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Bokeh effect AF (3cm-7cm)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Front Camera Design Pop-up -
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 has better front camera resolution than Honor 9X Pro.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.45 Honor 9X Pro has better front lens aperture than Honor 9X Pro.
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) 3D Portrait Lighting 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
Video Resolutions (Front) - 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 9X Pro Xiaomi 12
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4500 mAh Xiaomi 12 has larger battery capacity than Honor 9X Pro.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 39 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Xiaomi 12 can be charged wirelessly.
Run Time Details Playback (video): up to 10 hrs
Gaming: up to 10 hrs
Navigation: up to 12 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 100 hrs
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CELLULAR Honor 9X Pro Xiaomi 12
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Xiaomi 12 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 12
User Interface EMUI 9.1 MIUI 13
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 9X Pro Xiaomi 12
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
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 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 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 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 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, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, n40
5G NR Frequency - 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 IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 9X Pro Xiaomi 12
Supported Digital Audio Standards MP3, OGG, MIDI, MP4, 3GP -
Supported Digital Video Standards 3GP, MP4 -
Sound Enhancements Surround sound Harman Kardon Sound technology, Dolby Atmos sound technology
FEATURES Honor 9X Pro Xiaomi 12
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors - Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, flicker sensor, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (side) Fingerprint reader (under display)
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features Liquid cooling, GPU Turbo 3.0 technology, AI Signal Enhancer, HUAWEI AppGallery 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 9X Pro Xiaomi 12
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB-C cable 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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