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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-26 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 3.52 | 11.55 |
| 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a score of 82.3, which is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 20 X's 75.6 general score. These phones use Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has the older 10 version while Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 body is a little bit thicker but somewhat lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X, and both were released with only 5 months difference.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features just a bit better performance than Huawei Mate 20 X, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has 2 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen and a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 shoots much better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a tinier back camera sensor providing a worse image quality, they both have the same aperture, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rate. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2's memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as the Huawei Mate 20 X one, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate 20 X has superior battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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