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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-26 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Emerald green and Twilight | Black and Silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 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 | |
| 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
Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a global score of 82.9, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2's score of 82.3. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro body is a bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, even though they were only released 5 months apart. Huawei Mate 20 Pro features a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also has a better pixels density and a better 1440 x 3120 resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has as much memory capacity to install games and applications as Huawei Mate 20 Pro, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with just a bit better performance than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro both have extremely similar cameras, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a tinier camera sensor taking worse quality photos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the same 30 fps video frame rates and a F1.8 aperture, it also counts with a back facing camera with a higher 48 mega pixels resolution.
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