Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-20 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 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 |
| 11.99 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The Huawei Mate 30 5G is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark, having a score of 87.4 against 80.4. Huawei Mate 30 5G's body is newer and just a bit thinner, but also a little bit heavier than Xiaomi Black Shark. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android OS, but Huawei Mate 30 5G has older 10 version while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better pixel density. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a processor that is very similar to the processing unit in Huawei Mate 30 5G, both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and 8 GB of RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark has as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the Huawei Mate 30 5G, they have exactly the same internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a lot better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same video resolution and a F1.8 aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has better 60 fps video frame rates, a lot larger sensor capturing way higher quality videos and photos and a lot higher 40 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with just a little better battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 4200mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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