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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-11-15 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Blue | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.56 |
| 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
The Huawei Mate X is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3, getting a global score of 89.4 against 86.6. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate X has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has Android 10. Although it's the best phone we are comparing, the Huawei Mate X is a much heavier and just a bit thicker phone than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3.
The Huawei Mate X counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has a lot better resolution of 2200 x 2480 pixels, a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen and a bigger display. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit better processor than Huawei Mate X. Both of them have 8 cores and 8 GB of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a greater camera than Huawei Mate X, and although they both have a same size camera aperture and a 0.59 inches sensor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a way higher 64 megapixels resolution back facing camera. The Huawei Mate X features a superior memory capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 512 GB internal memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate X, because it has a 5 percent bigger battery size.
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