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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 90.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 7.00 x 3.28 x 0.40 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blasting black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 7.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 484 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.6 |
| 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a general score of 90.1, which is much better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro's 78.7 overall score. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has the previous 10 version while Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is notably newer than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, it's a lot heavier and extremely thicker.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro counts with a little better performance than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, because although it has a quite lower 1440 x 2560 resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features a lot better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has a back camera with a much better 64 mega pixels resolution, a bigger camera aperture to take better low light captures and videos, a much bigger sensor which gives a much higher photo and video quality and faster 60 fps video frame rates.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has more internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features superior battery life than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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