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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-12-10 | 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 and Space silver | 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 |
| 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 Xiaomi Black Shark 2, getting an 87.1 score against 82.3. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro body has the same thickness than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, but it's a little bit lighter. Both of these phones include the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't see any difference in that aspect.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro and the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 feature very similar processing units, both have 8 GB of RAM and 8 cores. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, although it has a quite smaller screen, a just a little inferior pixel amount per inch in the screen and a little bit lower 1080 x 2340px resolution.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro takes clearer photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a camera with lesser mega-pixels resolution and a worse video resolution, it also counts with a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a bigger aperture to capture better photos and video in poorly lited environments.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with just a little better battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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