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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.56 |
| 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 Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a global score of 86.6, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's 82.7 global score. These phones include Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has older 10 version while Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has Android 8.0 Oreo. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's body is extremely newer, but way heavier and way thicker than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit faster processor than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has superior battery performance than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has an 18% bigger battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes a lot better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a camera with way more mega-pixels, a bigger diafragm aperture, a way bigger sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and photographs and higher 60 fps video frame rate.
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