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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 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 has a global score of 84, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark's 80.4 score. These phones come with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 30 has the older 10 version while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie. Huawei Mate 30's design is newer and a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark's, but it is a bit heavier.
Xiaomi Black Shark's processing unit is just as good as the CPU in Huawei Mate 30, both of them have the same number of cores and 8 GB of RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater quantity of pixels per display inch.
The Huawei Mate 30 has a greater camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same camera aperture and the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei Mate 30 also has higher video frame rate, a much bigger back camera sensor and a much more MP back-facing camera. The Xiaomi Black Shark's memory for games and applications is very similar to Huawei Mate 30's one, both of them have exactly the same internal storage.
The Huawei Mate 30 counts with just a bit better battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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