Huawei Mate 40 Pro Plus vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra

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Comparing the Huawei Mate 40 Pro Plus vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi 17 Ultra runs at a higher processing speed of 4.6 GHz, while Huawei Mate 40 Pro Plus runs at 3.13 GHz, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Huawei Mate 40 Pro Plus offers 6.76 inches, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the larger display of the two. Both Huawei Mate 40 Pro Plus and Xiaomi 17 Ultra feature the same OLED display.


Rear Camera: Both Huawei Mate 40 Pro Plus and Xiaomi 17 Ultra feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Huawei Mate 40 Pro Plus offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei Mate 40 Pro Plus delivers longer battery life with None, while Xiaomi 17 Ultra delivers 15h 31m, making Huawei Mate 40 Pro Plus the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Huawei Mate 40 Pro Plus offers 256 GB, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the better option for storage.

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Huawei Mate 40 Pro Plus
₹121,890
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₹139,999
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Summary

Release Date

15 Jan, 2022
18 Mar, 2026
18 Sep, 2026

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 3.13 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)
Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM
16 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.76 inches (17.17 cm)
6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
OLED
OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1344x2772 px (FHD+)
1200x2608 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
200 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 4.3x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Periscope Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
20 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4400 mAh
6000 mAh
4900 mAh
66W Super Charging
90W Hyper Charging
45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
512 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1
UFS 4.0

Expert Review

N/A
8.7/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • One of the best camera systems on a smartphone
  • Large, bright, colour-accurate display
  • Blazing fast performance
  • Excellent battery life with fast charging
  • Large and smooth display
  • Slim and lightweight build
  • Long-term software support
  • Impressive dual speakers

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • On the pricey side
  • Heavy and bulky to use for long periods
  • Software update policy trails rivals
  • Battery life could be better
  • Tends to get warm quickly

User Ratings

N/A
4.5/5
(50 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
3,654,776
AnTuTu Score
2,471,984
AnTuTu Score
N/A
15h 31m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
10h 16m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹139,999
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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 11, 2026
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v16
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
HyperOS
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Best In Class
Excellent

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 5G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC
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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
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Processor

Octa core

3.13 GHz, Single core, Cortex A77 2.54 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A77 2.05 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon
Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
3 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G78 MP24
Adreno 840
Galileo

RAM

12 GB
16 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
3,654,776
2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
15.0 s
16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
6,387
5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
13.4 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.76 inches  (17.17 cm)
6.9 inches  (17.53 cm)
6.736 inches  (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1344x2772 px (FHD+)
1200x2608 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
3500 nits
1900 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
300 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

456 ppi
416 ppi
382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

93.52 %
92.25 %
89.69 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
89.69 %

Design

Height

162.9 mm
162.9 mm
161.6 mm

Width

75.5 mm
77.6 mm
76.9 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8.29 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

230 grams
218.4 grams
193 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6723 mm focal length 1/1" sensor size OV50X
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera
200 MP
f/2.96 Telephoto Camera75 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/4.4 Periscope Camera240 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
20 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A
6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Xiaomi ProFocus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240/480/960/1920 fps
HD @30/120/240/480/960/1920 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video Pro Mode
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Best In Class
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera21 mm focal length
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
No

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
No

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

4400 mAh
6000 mAh
4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
N/A
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Super Charging
Yes 90W Hyper Charging v3.0
Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes 50W Wireless Charging
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes
Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
15h 31m
10h 16m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
47m 45s
1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
512 GB
128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1
UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM
SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
N/A
Head: 1.6 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/e/g/n/be) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/e/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v6.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Ultrasonic
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope Geomagnetic sensor Hall sensor

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