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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-15 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a general score of 82.3, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate S's 75.3 global score. Xiaomi Black Shark 2's construction is notably newer, but thicker and much heavier than the Huawei Mate S. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate S, because it has a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution, a just a little higher pixels number per display inch and a bigger screen.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little better hardware performance than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 and Huawei Mate S feature really similar memory capacity for games and applications, they have the same internal storage.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 takes way better videos and photos than Huawei Mate S, because it has a lot higher (4K) video resolution, a bigger aperture to capture better photos and videos in poorly lited situations, a much bigger camera sensor taking much higher quality photographs and videos and a camera with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a very superior battery life than Huawei Mate S, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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