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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-09-15 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate S, with an 80.4 score against 75.3. Xiaomi Black Shark's construction is incredibly newer than the Huawei Mate S's, but it's much thicker and heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little sharper display than Huawei Mate S, because it has a little better pixel count in each inch of display, a little bit bigger display and a bit higher 1080 x 2160 resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with as much storage to install games and applications as the Huawei Mate S one, both have equal internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark features a little faster CPU than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark captures slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a lesser mega pixels back facing camera and a smaller sensor capturing lower quality pictures, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photos in poorly lited situations and a much higher (4K) video quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a very superior battery duration than Huawei Mate S, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh.
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