Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-26 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 519.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 383 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC 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 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.88 |
| 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 2 Pro is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20, getting an 82.9 score against 79.5. Both devices in this comparison have the same Android 9.0 Pie OS, so you shouldn't see any differences regarding operating system features. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro construction is newer than Huawei Mate 20's, but it's just a bit thicker and just a bit heavier.
The Huawei Mate 20 has a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has a quite lower pixels amount per inch of display and a quite lower 1080 x 2244px resolution, it also counts with way more brightness and a little bigger display. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a little better processing power than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro's storage capacity for applications and games is very similar to the Huawei Mate 20 one, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate 20 and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro both count with very similar battery durations. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro takes much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a larger camera sensor, a camera in the back with a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution and higher 60 frames per second video frame rate.
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