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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 346 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 3.52 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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 Xiaomi Black Shark has a global score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 X's overall score of 75.6. These phones work with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System), so they should provide you the same OS features. The Xiaomi Black Shark body is somewhat lighter but somewhat thicker than Huawei Mate 20 X, and both were only released with a couple of months difference.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit better screen than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density. Xiaomi Black Shark and Huawei Mate 20 X feature incredibly similar storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit better processing power than Huawei Mate 20 X, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a higher amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate 20 X features longer battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a greater camera than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a much smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing lot lower quality pictures and videos, they both have a F1.8 aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution.
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