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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-22 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.56 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a little bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, having a global score of 90.9 against 86.6. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro construction is just a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, even when both were only released with a couple months difference. Both devices in this review work with the same Android 10 operating system.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3. Both have a Octa-Core processor and a 8 GB RAM. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has a little bigger display, a better resolution of 1334 x 2772px and a just a bit better number of pixels in each screen inch.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a camera that is very similar to the Huawei Mate 40 Pro one, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much tinier sensor shooting much lower quality images, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, it also counts with a much higher 64 mega pixels resolution camera in the back and a bigger aperture to take better photos and video in low light environments.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has more internal storage. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with just a little better battery duration than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity.
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