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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-12-17 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.98 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 (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 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 Pro 5G is better than Xiaomi Black Shark, getting a 90.5 score against 80.4. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G's design is newer and just a bit thinner, but a little heavier than Xiaomi Black Shark. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has the older 10 version while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little bit better looking display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, although it has a little smaller display, a little lower number of pixels per inch of display and a bit lower 1080 x 2160 resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark's CPU is just as good as the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G one, they have a Octa-Core processing unit and a 8 GB RAM.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G shoots much better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a much bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a lot better 40 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, higher video frame rates and a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 256 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a little longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 13% more battery size.
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