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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-04-08 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 2 is much better than the Huawei Mate X3, getting a score of 82.3 against 74.7. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 works with Android 10 OS, and Huawei Mate X3 works with HarmonyOS 3 OS. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is a notably older and a lot thicker cellphone than Huawei Mate X3, but Xiaomi could make it lighter anyway.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a quite smaller screen, a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bit lower display pixels density. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a much faster CPU than Huawei Mate X3. Both of them have 8 GB of RAM and 8 cores.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a worse 3840x2160 video quality and a camera with lesser MP, they both have the same aperture. The Huawei Mate X3 has a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate X3 counts with improved battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 20 percent bigger battery size.
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