Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-11-15 | 2019-10-20 |
| 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 | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| 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+ SM8150-AC 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 2960 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.72 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.88 |
| 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 has a global score of 89.4, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro's general score of 82.9. Although it's the best we are comparing, we must highlight that it is also a a lot heavier and somewhat thicker cellphone. These phones include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system), so both should provide very similar operating system features.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a bit more powerful processor than Huawei Mate X. Both have a 8 GB RAM and the same number of cores. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate X, although it has a little lower pixels density, a really smaller screen and a way worse 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Huawei Mate X counts with a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate X has just a little better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro takes much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a tinier sensor taking lower quality videos and photographs, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also counts with a higher 48 MP resolution back-facing camera.
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