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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC 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 2960 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 11.88 |
| 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 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, with an 84 score against 82.9. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 30 has 10 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has Android 9.0 Pie. Although the Huawei Mate 30 and the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro were released with only a couple of months difference, the Huawei Mate 30 is a bit lighter and a bit thinner.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a bit faster CPU than Huawei Mate 30. They have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores.
The Huawei Mate 30 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has a less mega pixels resolution camera and a worse (4K) video quality, and they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 also counts with a lot bigger sensor providing a lot better image quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has as much memory for games and applications as the Huawei Mate 30, they have the same 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei Mate 30 has just a bit better battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has a 5 percent larger battery size.
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