Huawei P40 vs Xiaomi 12S vs Google Pixel 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 26, 2020	Jul 04, 2022	Sep 30, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
		$700

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches 148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm		5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches 144.7 x 70.4 x 8 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g		5.33 oz / 151.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal		Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53		Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost		Just black, Sorta sage

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 86.29% screen-to-body	6.3-inch	6.0-inch, 86.75% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 422 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 430 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	Untested	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2860 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.19GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16	Adreno 730	Adreno 620
Memory
6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (12)	Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
3800 mAh	4500 mAh	4080 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W	Wired: 67.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 26min

Browsing

11h 26min

Video

8h 49min

Gaming

6h 51min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.9 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm	5 MP (Telephoto, Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 50 mm
Flash
Dual LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP	8 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.2	5.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
		M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
		aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79	5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41		38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8		1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes		Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
		Date approved: Apr 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A4RGD1YQ
Measured SAR
		Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

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Memory	8GB/256GB

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