How to Move Honor Contacts to Xiaomi: All the Working Methods of 2026

The switch from Honor (or Huawei) to Xiaomi is often accompanied by the need to move contacts, one of the most important pieces of user data. Although both companies use the Android operating system, the firmware differences are not always the same (EMUI Honor MIUI Xiaomi can make it more complicated. In this article, we will discuss 5 proven ways to transfer contacts, including synchronization through a Google account, using the Internet. SIM-maps, Bluetooth, specialized applications and even manual file export/import.

The peculiarity of the transfer from Honor to Xiaomi is that Honor devices (especially those released after 2019) may have restrictions on the use of Google services due to sanctions, which means that the standard method through Google Contacts may not work on new models.

Before you start, make sure both devices have enough battery power (at least 50%) and Xiaomi has the latest version of MIUI installed.

1. Transfer contacts through a Google account (the most reliable way)

If your Honor supports Google services (models up to 2019 or with GMS installed), this method will be the easiest and fastest, it allows you to transfer not only numbers, but also all the related information: email, addresses, notes to contacts.

Instructions:

• 📱 On Honor: Open the Contacts app, click on three dots (menu) → Contact management → Imports/Exports → Export to file. Select the.vcf format (business card) and save the file to internal memory or to the file. SD-map.
• 🌐 On Honor: Go to Settings → Accounts. → Google and enable contact sync. Wait for the process to be completed (check in Google Contacts via browser).
• 📲 On Xiaomi: Sign in to the same Google account when you first turn on. If your phone is already configured, add your account to Settings → Accounts and sync and enable contact sync.

If there are no Google services on Honor, use an alternative method:

⚠️ Note: On models of Honor without GMS (For example, Honor 50, Honor Magic 3, you can't sync through Google. In this case, go to method 2 or 4.

Advantages of the method:

• ✅ Automatic contact updates on all devices.
• ✅ Keeping the history of changes (you can roll back remote contacts).
• ✅ Support for groups and tags.

2. Transfer through SIM-Card (for a small number of contacts)

This method is suitable if you have fewer than 250 contacts (limitation). SIM-But remember, only names and phone numbers will be transferred, and additional data (email, addresses) will be lost.

Step-by-step:

• 📇 On Honor: Open Contacts → Contact management → Imports/Exports → Exports to SIM-Select the contacts to transfer.
• 🔄 Extract. SIM-Honor card and paste it into Xiaomi.
• 📱 On Xiaomi: Go to Contacts → Settings → Imports/Exports → Import with SIM-map.

Limitations of the method:

• ❌ No support for contact photos.
• ❌ Limitation of quantity (depending on model) SIM-map).
• ❌ Possible errors in the encoding of Cyrillic names.

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Before exporting to SIM-Check that there is enough space on the card, delete old messages or contacts if necessary.

3. Contacts over Bluetooth (without the Internet)

If you don't have Wi-Fi or mobile internet, Bluetooth is a lifeline, which works on all Honor and Xiaomi models, but takes longer, especially with more contacts.

How to move:

1. Turn on Bluetooth on both devices (Settings → Connections → Bluetooth).
2. On Honor, open Contacts, select More → Send Contacts (or Share).
3. Select the contacts you want (or click Select All) and select Bluetooth.
4. Confirm the file acceptance on Xiaomi (the file will be in.vcf format).
5. Open the file on Xiaomi – contacts will be added automatically.

The transmission speed depends on the Bluetooth version:

If the transmission is interrupted:

• 🔋 Make sure the battery is charged more than 30 times%.
• 📶 Reduce the distance between devices (no more than 1 meter).
• 🔄 Reboot Bluetooth on both phones.

4. Use of specialized applications (for complex cases)

If standard methods don’t work (for example, on Honor without GMS), use third-party apps. We recommend 3 proven tools:

1. My Contacts Backup (iOS/Android)

• 📲 Exports contacts to.vcf file and sends them to email.
• 🔗 Reference: Google Play.

2. CLONEit (for full data transfer)

• 📱 Not only does it carry contacts, but it also SMS, photos, applications.
• 🔄 It works via Wi-Fi Direct (no internet required).
• ⚠️ Requires installation on both devices.

3. Huawei Backup (for Honor/Huawei devices)

• 📇 Creates a backup of contacts in the cloud Huawei.
• 🔗 Available only on devices with EMUI.

Instructions for CLONEit:

Important: Apps like CLONEit can request access to personal data, and install it only from official sources (Google Play or AppGallery).

Manual export/import via.vcf file (for advanced users)

This method is suitable if you want to have full control of the process or transfer contacts to a computer for editing..vcf (vCard) is a universal format for storing contact information.

How to export to Honor:

1. Open Contacts. → Contact management → Imports/Exports.
2. Select Export to the file and specify the save folder (for example, Downloads).
3. The file will have a type name. contacts_20260515.vcf.

How to import to Xiaomi:

• 📎 Move the.vcf file to Xiaomi (via the USB, Bluetooth or cloud).
• 📂 Open the file through Files or send it to an email and open it on your phone.
• 📱 The system will offer to import contacts - confirm the action.

If the file does not open:

• 🔧 Check the extension (it should be.vcf, not.txt).
• 📥 Try importing through Google Contacts in the browser.

6.Move Honor contacts to Xiaomi via computer

If you have access to a PC, this method will allow you to edit contacts before the penosom, as well as create backups. Suitable for users who want to clear the database of unnecessary entries.

Steps:

1. Connect Honor to your computer via USB and copy the.vcf file (see Section 5).
2. Open the file in a text editor (such as Notepad++) or in Google Contacts for editing.
3. Save the edited file and transfer it to Xiaomi.

For mass editing, use:

• 📊 Excel (import.vcf as a.vcf) CSV and process the data).
• 🛠️ vCard Editor (specialized software for working with business cards).

Advantages of the method:

• ✅ Possibility of cleaning the base from outdated contacts.
• ✅ Backup to a hard disk.
• ✅ Support for large amounts of data (thousands of contacts).

Frequent mistakes and their solutions

Even if you follow the instructions, you can have problems, and let's look at the typical situations and how to fix them:

1. Contacts are not synced with Google

• 🔍 Check if synchronization is included in Settings → Accounts. → Google → Synchronization of contacts.
• 🔄 Restart the device and try again.
• 📶 Make sure you have access to the internet (Wi-Fi or mobile data).

2..vcf file does not open on Xiaomi

• 📥 Try sending a file to an email and opening it through the browser on your phone.
• 🔧 Install vCard Viewer from Google Play.

3. Contact photos missing

• 🖼️ Contact photos are stored separately. Use Google Contacts to transfer them or specialized applications like Clone Contacts.

Error in exporting to SIM-map

• 📱 Check that SIM-card unprotected PIN-code.
• 🔄 Try another one. SIM-Card (possibly damaged current card).

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If none of the methods worked, try resetting the Contacts app settings on Xiaomi: Settings → Apps → App Management → Contacts → Storage → Clear the data. After that, repeat the import.

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