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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 90.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 7.00 x 3.28 x 0.40 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Blasting black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 7.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 484 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is way better than Huawei Mate 9, with a general score of 90.1 against 73.4. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is a a lot newer device than Huawei Mate 9, but it is notably thicker and somewhat heavier. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a larger display, a lot higher 1440 x 3120px resolution and a better screen density.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features a much greater storage to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro captures greater photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has a much better resolution camera in the back, a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photos and videos and a much bigger sensor taking much higher quality videos and photos.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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