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| Global Score | |
| 87.7 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-11-16 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.38 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Silver |
| 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 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 | -- |
| 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 RS Porsche Design is a little bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, with an 87.7 score against 82.3. Although Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 were released only 4 months apart, Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design's design is just a little bit lighter but also just a little bit thicker than Xiaomi Black Shark 2. Both devices in our current comparison work with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has Android 10 version.
Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design also has a better resolution of 1440 x 3120px and a better display density. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a little bit better performance than Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design. They have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM memory amount.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality videos and pictures, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the same aperture and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a back-facing camera with a higher 48 megapixels resolution.
The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has a very superior memory for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 512 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design features a little longer battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 5% more battery size.
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