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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-11-17 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Blue, Brown, Gray and Pink | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 12.43 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a general score of 86.6, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 10 Pro's 79.2 overall score. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is newer than the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, it is extremely thicker and heavier. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro and the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 count with extremely similar displays, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit inferior quantity of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a quite bigger display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a little better performance than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, faster video frame rates and a much better resolution back camera.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3's memory for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as Huawei Mate 10 Pro's one, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with superior battery life than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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