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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-12-17 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is much better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, getting a 90.5 score against 82.3. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is a just a bit lighter phone than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, but both of them are equally thin. Both of these phones include the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't perceive any difference regarding that.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2's processor is very similar to the CPU in Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, they have 8 CPU cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a slightly better display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, although it has a just a bit lower display density, a quite smaller display and a little bit worse 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a lower (4K) video definition and a back-facing camera with lesser MP, it also counts with a larger aperture for better images and videos in low light environments and a bigger sensor.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features just a little bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 13% more battery size.
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