Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-11-15 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Blue | Black and Silver |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Huawei Mate X is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, getting an 89.4 score against 82.3. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate X has newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has Android 10, giving a couple additional features. Although it's the best cellphone in our current comparison, it must be noted that it's also extremely heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features just a little better performance than Huawei Mate X. Both have a 8 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a slightly better looking display than Huawei Mate X, although it has a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2340, a just a little lower count of pixels per inch in the display and a really smaller display.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a lot better camera than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and images, and they both have a same size aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a more mega-pixels back facing camera. Huawei Mate X features much more memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 384 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate X features a little longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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