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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark is slightly better than Huawei Mate 9, having an 80.4 score against 73.4. Xiaomi Black Shark's design weights the same than Huawei Mate 9, but it is somewhat thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark features just a bit better screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2160px, a quite higher pixel density and a quite larger screen.
Huawei Mate 9 counts with just a bit more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark and Huawei Mate 9 both count with really similar batteries. The Xiaomi Black Shark shoots much better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, a same resolution back-facing camera, a 0.34 inches back-facing camera sensor and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a bigger aperture for better low light captures and videos.
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