Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2023-04-08 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 429 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate X3, getting a score of 80.4 against 74.7. The Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Huawei Mate X3 has HarmonyOS 3 operating system. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark is way older and notably thicker than Huawei Mate X3, it's design is still a lot lighter.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a brighter screen than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a just a little inferior number of pixels per inch in the screen, a way smaller display and a much lower 1080 x 2160 resolution. Huawei Mate X3 has a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a much better performing processing unit than Huawei Mate X3. Both have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processor. Huawei Mate X3 takes much better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have a same size camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei Mate X3 also has higher video frame rates and a back facing camera with much more MP.
Huawei Mate X3 features better battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 4800mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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