Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 519.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 383 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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
Xiaomi Black Shark has a general score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 20's global score of 79.5. These phones include the same Android 9.0 Pie operating system. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark is better than Huawei Mate 20, it must be told that it's also just a bit heavier and a little bit thicker.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a little better performance than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 4 GB more RAM. Huawei Mate 20 counts with a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a quite worse display pixels density, it also counts with a little larger display, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels and a brighter display.
The Huawei Mate 20 has just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the same diafragm aperture, the same resolution camera in the back and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Huawei Mate 20 also has a way bigger sensor shooting much higher quality photos and videos.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the Huawei Mate 20 one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark and Huawei Mate 20 have very similar batteries performance.
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