Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-06-25 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.30 x 2.91 x 0.30 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Amber Red, Emerald Green, Frost Crystal and Midnight Black | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 670, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 17.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 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 |
| 12.1 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 just a bit better than Honor 50's 74.5 overall score. Both phones we compare here include Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark has 9.0 Pie version while Honor 50 has Android 11 version. Although it's the best in our current comparison, the Xiaomi Black Shark construction is noticeably older, thicker and just a little bit heavier than Honor 50.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit sharper screen than Honor 50, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a bit higher pixels amount in each display inch. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit better processing unit than Honor 50. Both of them have 8 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Honor 50 captures much better photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for low light images and videos, and they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Honor 50 also counts with a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Honor 50 and the Xiaomi Black Shark both have extremely similar storage for applications and games, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage. Honor 50 has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
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