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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-22 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a score of 90.9, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro's 82.9 overall score. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Huawei Mate 40 Pro has an older 10 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has Android 9.0 Pie. Even though the Huawei Mate 40 Pro is newer than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, it's a bit heavier and just a little thicker.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a little faster CPU than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro. They have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM memory amount. Huawei Mate 40 Pro has just a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has a higher 1334 x 2772 pixels resolution, a little bit greater amount of pixels per inch of screen and a little bit larger screen.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro captures clearer videos and photos than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for taking images and video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 60 fps video frame rate, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also counts with a way bigger back camera sensor taking much higher quality photographs and videos and a camera with a better resolution.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity.
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