Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-10 | 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 |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark has a score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro's general score of 78.7. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark has newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The Xiaomi Black Shark is a newer cellphone than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, although it is thicker and heavier.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560px resolution and a better pixel quantity in each inch of screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit better processing unit than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same back-facing camera sensor size, the same 3840x2160 video quality and a back camera with a 12 MP resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a bigger aperture to capture better captures and videos in low light situations.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro and the Xiaomi Black Shark feature really similar memory capacity for applications and games, they have equal internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark and Huawei Mate 9 Pro count with incredibly similar battery durations.
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