Huawei nova 8 SE vs Xiaomi 12T

Huawei nova 8 SE

Xiaomi 12T

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 38, 40, 41
5G network

5G band 1, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Display
Display type

OLED

AMOLED
Physical size

6.53 inches

6.67 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1220 x 2712 pixels
Pixel density

403 ppi

446 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features

HDR10, DCI-P3

120Hz, HDR10+

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A76

Quad-core 2.85 GHz Cortex-A78
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55

quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 720 5G / MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G

MediaTek Dimensity 8100-Ultra
GPU

Mali-G57 MC3

Mali-G610 MC6
Memory RAM

8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

-

UFS 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.9

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.7 , 24 mm, 1/1.67" , 0.64 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚ , 17 mm

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 1/4" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4 , 1/4" , 1.12 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

9216 x 6912 pixels

12000 x 9000 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, face unlock, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, night mode, ultra night video

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.0

(wide) , 20 MP, f/2.2 , 78˚ , 1/3.47" , 0.8 µm
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

Face unlock

Face unlock, HDR, face detection, video HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30/60fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

No

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

3800 mAh

5000 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

Yes (60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min)

Yes, 120W (100% in 19 min)

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