Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Emerald green and Twilight | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 537 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 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 | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a score of 82.9, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark's global score of 80.4. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is a a little thinner and just a bit lighter device than the Xiaomi Black Shark, even when both of them were released only a couple months apart. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro features a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has more pixels per screen inch, a higher 1440 x 3120 resolution and a little bit bigger display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark and Huawei Mate 20 Pro feature incredibly similar memory to store more games and applications, both of them have exactly the same internal storage. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a little faster processor than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a greater amount of RAM.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 4200mAh battery size. Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a much better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a F1.8 aperture, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also has a way larger sensor providing a way better image quality and a camera in the back with a way better 40 mega pixels resolution.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.