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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.56 |
| 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 a little bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, getting a score of 90.5 against 86.6. Both phones in this comparison work with the same Android 10 OS, so both of them should count with very similar OS features. Although Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G and the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 were only released with a couple months difference, Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is lighter and thinner.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a CPU that's just as good as the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G one, both have 8 cores and a 8 GB RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little higher number of pixels in each screen inch and a slightly better resolution of 1176 x 2400 pixels.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a much bigger memory for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a bit longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because it has a 5% larger battery size. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for capturing pictures and video in poorly lited situations, and they both have a same size sensor, the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
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