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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-12-01 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 Xiaomi Black Shark has a global score of 80.4, which is slightly better than Huawei Mate 8's score of 77.4. The Xiaomi Black Shark construction is newer than Huawei Mate 8's, but it is a little heavier and thicker. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a little better processing power than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a bit better screen pixels density. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark's battery lifetime is very similar to the battery life in Huawei Mate 8. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a camera with a way worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger aperture to take better low light captures.
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