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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-05-21 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.09 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a general score of 80.4, which is a little bit better than Honor 20 Pro's 73.2 global score. The Xiaomi Black Shark is an older, a little bit thicker and just a little bit heavier device than Honor 20 Pro. Xiaomi Black Shark features a little faster processing unit than Honor 20 Pro. Both of them have 8 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core CPU.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features just a bit better screen than Honor 20 Pro, although it has a bit smaller display, a just a bit inferior pixel quantity in each screen inch and a little bit lower 1080 x 2160px resolution. Honor 20 Pro counts with a very superior memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Honor 20 Pro shoots much better videos and photos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video quality, the Honor 20 Pro also has a way bigger aperture to take better low-light images, a back-facing camera with much more megapixels and a way larger sensor providing a much higher image quality.
The Xiaomi Black Shark's battery performance is very similar to the Honor 20 Pro one.
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