Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-31 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black | Black and Silver |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 2, with an 82.7 score against 82.3. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is an much older cellphone than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, but it is lighter and thinner anyway. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has newer 8.0 Oreo version and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has Android 10, offering a lot of extra features and performance tweaks.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a little faster processing unit than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a greater pixel number per display inch.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 shoots way better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a larger camera aperture, a much better 48 MP resolution camera in the back and a way larger sensor.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has more internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a battery performance that is very similar to the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design one.
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