Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-12-10 | 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 and Space silver | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 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 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Black Shark, getting a overall score of 87.1 against 80.4. Both phones we are comparing here have Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Mate 30 Pro has the older 10 version while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version. Huawei Mate 30 Pro's body is newer and a little thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark's, although it is a bit heavier.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit better looking display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, although it has a little bit lower display pixel density, a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a little smaller screen. Xiaomi Black Shark's processing unit is very similar to the Huawei Mate 30 Pro one, both of them have 8 GB of RAM memory and 8 cores.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro takes much better photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has a lot larger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a way better resolution back facing camera, a larger aperture and better video frame rate.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a much bigger storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has more internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate 30 Pro features a bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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