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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 12 |
| 2020-04-17 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.34 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is a bit better than Honor 9X Pro, having a 78.7 score against 71.9. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro construction is newer, but just a bit heavier and a little thicker than Honor 9X Pro. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a newer 12 version and Honor 9X Pro has Android 10.
The Honor 9X Pro has a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, a just a little lower display density and a bit smaller display. The Honor 9X Pro features much more storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Honor 9X Pro also has an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Honor 9X Pro features a way better performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features just a bit longer battery lifetime than Honor 9X Pro, because it has 4650mAh of battery capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro shoots much better photographs and videos than Honor 9X Pro, because although it has a way smaller sensor shooting much lower quality images and videos, and they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with a way better (4K) video quality and a much more megapixels camera in the back.
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