How to Transfer Contacts from Xiaomi to Huawei: All Ways to 2026

Changing a smartphone is always an exciting process, especially when it comes to moving between ecosystems of different brands. Xiaomi and Huawei use their own cloud services, interfaces and even storage formats, which can make it difficult to move contacts. But don't rush to manually rewrite hundreds of numbers! In this article, we'll discuss 5 working methods for migrating contacts - from classic ones (via the traditional one). SIM-Map or Google Account Up to Modern (Huawei Mobile Services or Mi Mover).

It's important to understand that the choice of method depends on several factors: whether you have access to the Internet, whether your Huawei supports Google services, and whether you want to save your call history along with your contacts. We will describe each option in detail, specify its pros and cons, and give tips on how to avoid typical errors. For example, when you transfer over Bluetooth, more than 500 contacts may not be transferred - this is a limitation of the OBEX protocol in Android.

If you’ve tried to migrate data and have problems (contacts are duplicated, profile photos are lost or groups are not synchronized), at the end of this article there is a section on solutions to common errors, and we have prepared an FAQ, where we answered questions about the compatibility of specific models (for example, Redmi Note 12 → Huawei P60) and the nuances of working with Chinese firmware.

1. Transfer of contacts through Google Account (universal method)

This is the most reliable and quickest way if both phones support Google services, and it is suitable even for Huawei with HMS (Huawei Mobile Services), since the synchronization of contacts through contacts.google.com works independently of the firmware.

How it works: Your contacts are uploaded to the Google cloud and then automatically pulled up to the new phone when logged in, with the main benefit of not only saving your number, but also your call history, contact groups, and even attached photos (if they were previously synced).

Step-by-step:

1. On Xiaomi, open the Contacts app → click on three dots in the top right corner → Contact Management → Import/Export → Export to Google.
2. Select the Google account you want to save your contacts to (if there are more than one) and wait until sync is complete (it can take up to 5 minutes with a lot of data).
3. On Huawei, when you first turn on, log in to the same Google account. If your phone is already configured, go to Settings → Accounts → Google and enable Contact Sync.
4. Open the Contacts app on Huawei and wait for all records to appear (a reboot may be required).

⚠️ Note: If the Xiaomi contacts are stored only on the SIM-map or local memory of the phone, you first need to transfer them to Google. for this, in the Import / Export menu, select Import from the Import menu. SIM Import from your phone and then export to Google.

2.Use of SIM-Cards (for small number of contacts)

This method is suitable if you have few contacts (up to 250) and no access to the Internet, but it has serious limitations:

• 📛 Only name and number are saved – photos, email, addresses and notes will be lost.
• 🔢 Limit the number of characters in a name (maximum 14 characters per standard name) SIM).
• ⚠️ On some Huawei models (e.g. Mate 50 Pro) imports from the SIM It may not work due to the specifics of the.

How to move:

1. On Xiaomi, open contacts → Contact management → Imports/Exports → Exports to SIM-Select contacts (or click Allow) and confirm.
2. Extract. SIM-Map and paste it into Huawei.
3. On Huawei, go to Contacts → Settings → Imports/Exports → Import with SIM-Choose where to save contacts (for example, in memory of the phone or Google Account).

⚠️ Attention: If yours SIM-Nano-SIM card, and in Huawei micro-SIM slot, use an adapter. Don't try to crop the card yourself - it can damage the chip!

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Before exporting to SIM, sort contacts alphabetically – it’s easier to check if all records have been moved.

3. Bluetooth transmission (without internet but with restrictions)

Bluetooth is a convenient way to do it if you don’t have it. SIM-However, it is only suitable for transferring contacts in one or small groups (up to 10-20 pieces at a time.

Instructions:

1. On both phones, turn on Bluetooth and make them visible to other devices (in Bluetooth settings, activate Detection).
2. On Xiaomi, open Contacts, select the necessary entries (holding your finger on the contact) and click Share → Bluetooth.
3. Select your Huawei from the list and confirm the transfer on both devices.
4. On Huawei, accept the incoming file (usually a file with the.vcf extension) and save the contacts to the phone book.

Limitations of the method:

4.Export/import via VCF file (for power users)

The.vcf (vCard) file is a universal contact storage format that all modern smartphones support, and its advantage is that it stores all the information: multiple numbers, email, addresses, birthdays, and even profile photos.

How to move:

1. On Xiaomi, export contacts to.vcf: Open Contacts → Contact Management → Import/Export → Export to file. Select all contacts and confirm export. The file will be saved in internal memory (usually in the Download or MIUI folder).
2. Move the file to Huawei in one way: 📁 Through the Explorer (connect Xiaomi as a USB-PC drive, copy the file, then connect Huawei). ☁️ Through the cloud (upload the file to Google Drive, Yandex.Disk or Huawei Cloud, then download to the new phone). 📶 Wi-Fi Direct (use apps like Send Anywhere or Xender).

Huawei

• Open the.vcf file through the Explorer, and the system will prompt you to import contacts.
• Or: Contacts → Settings → Import / Export → Import from the file.

⚠️ Note: If a.vcf file weighs more than 10MB, break it down using services like VCF Some Huawei models (like the Nova 10) cannot import files larger than 5MB.

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A VCF file is the only way to migrate contacts with a complete history of changes (if it was saved in Xiaomi Cloud).

5. Specialized applications: Mi Mover and Huawei Phone Clone

Manufacturers offer their own tools for data migration, which are convenient because they transfer not only contacts, but also SMS, photos, apps and even Wi-Fi settings.

Mi Mover (from Xiaomi):

• ✅ It works without the Internet (via Wi-Fi Direct).
• ❌ Does not support new models of Huawei HarmonyOS 3.0+.
• 🔹 Suitable for phones: Redmi, POCO, Mi (until 2022 of release).

How to use:

1. Download Mi Mover on both phones from Google Play or AppGallery.
2. On Xiaomi, choose I give, on Huawei I receive.

Huawei Phone Clone:

• ❌ Xiaomi may not recognize on Chinese firmware (requires a global version) MIUI).

How to use:

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If Phone Clone doesn’t see Xiaomi, try temporarily disabling the firewall in the MIUI settings (Settings → Apps → Permissions → Firewall).

6.Move over cloud services: Xiaomi Cloud → Huawei Cloud

If you’ve used Xiaomi Cloud for backup, you can export contacts from there and upload them to Huawei Cloud, a method that’s suitable for owners of phones with global firmware (Chinese versions of MIUI do not support exporting data from the cloud).

Step-by-step:

1. On Xiaomi, open Settings → Xiaomi Account → Mi Cloud.
2. Make sure your contacts are synced to the cloud (enable the option if it is disabled).
3. Go to the web version of Mi Cloud from your computer, log in and export contacts to.vcf: Select Contacts → More (three points) → Export. Download the file and save it to your PC.

Huawei Cloud

• Go to cloud.huawei.com, log in.
• Select Contacts → Import and download.vcf.
• On Huawei, update cloud sync: Settings → Huawei Account → Cloud → Contact Sync.

⚠️ Warning: Huawei Cloud's free fare is limited to 5GB. If you have a large phone book with photos, you may need to clean up the cloud or buy extra space.

Problem Solving: What to do if contacts are not transferred?

Even if you follow the instructions, you can make mistakes, and here are the most common problems and solutions.

1.Contacts are duplicated on Huawei

• 🔍 Reason: Syncing with Google and Huawei Cloud.
• ⚙️ Solution: Turn off synchronization in one of the services (Settings) → Accounts) and delete duplicates manually or using the Duplicate Contacts app.

2. Contact photos are not displayed

• 🔍 Photos saved in Xiaomi local memory and not exported.
• ⚙️ Solution: Move contacts through.vcf (it saves a photo) or manually copy the folder Pictures/Contacts Huawei.

3. Phone Clone "hangs" 99%

• 🔍 Reason: Background conflict or weak Wi-Fi signal.
• ⚙️ Solution: Reboot both phones, connect to 5GHz (if you have one) and try again. If it doesn't work, use another method (e.g..vcf).

4. Huawei does not display Cyrillic names

• 🔍 Reason: Incorrect coding during export/import (often occurs when transferring through the SIM).
• ⚙️ Solution: Move your contacts through Google Account or.vcf – they support Unicode.

FAQ: Frequent questions about contact transfer