Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-31 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 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 | -- |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark, getting a overall score of 82.7 against 80.4. These phones have Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has the previous 8.0 Oreo version and Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's design is lighter and somewhat thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark, even though it was released a little bit further than a year before.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has just a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a little faster processing unit than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark has a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same back camera sensor size, the same video resolution, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and a same resolution camera, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a bigger aperture for better images in low light situations.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a battery duration that's just as good as Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's battery life.
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