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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 519.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 383 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.56 |
| 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 3 is a bit better than Huawei Mate 20, with a score of 86.6 against 79.5. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a newer device than Huawei Mate 20, although it is somewhat heavier and thicker. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has older 10 version and Huawei Mate 20 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei Mate 20 has a little sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although it has a bit smaller display, a quite inferior pixel count in each inch in the screen and a little bit lower 1080 x 2244 resolution. The Huawei Mate 20 and the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 both have incredibly similar memory capacity to store more games and applications, they have equal 128 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little better performance than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures much better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a same size camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a lot larger back camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs, a much more megapixels back facing camera and faster 60 fps video frame rates.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with greater battery life than Huawei Mate 20, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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