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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-17 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 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 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is much better than Honor 9X Pro, having an 82.3 score against 71.9. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is a a bit lighter phone than the Honor 9X Pro, but they have the same thickness. These phones work with the same Android 10 OS (Operating System). Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a bit better processing power than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features just a bit better looking display than Honor 9X Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen. The Honor 9X Pro features much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 and Honor 9X Pro feature really similar batteries performance. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a slightly better camera than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have the same back-facing camera sensor size, a back facing camera with a 48 mega pixels resolution and a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
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