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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a general score of 78.7, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 9's general score of 73.4. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is a incredibly newer phone than Huawei Mate 9, although it's heavier and thicker. Huawei Mate 9 has a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, a little bit less pixels per screen inch and a bit smaller screen.
Huawei Mate 9 features a much powerful processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has 4 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a greater camera than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor which gives a worse photo and video quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels and a larger camera aperture for better low-light photography and videos.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a bit better battery performance than Huawei Mate 9, because it has 4650mAh of battery capacity.
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