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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 10 |
| 2023-04-08 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.64 | 6.56 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is better than Huawei Mate X3, having a overall score of 86.6 against 74.7. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 works with Android 10 operating system, and Huawei Mate X3 comes with HarmonyOS 3 operating system. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 body is a bit lighter than Huawei Mate X3, although it is way thicker and was released many years before.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a slightly better looking screen than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a bit lower display pixels density, a much lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little smaller display. Huawei Mate X3 counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a much better hardware performance than Huawei Mate X3. They have the same number of cores and 8 GB of RAM. The Huawei Mate X3 has a bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 4800mAh of battery capacity instead of 4720mAh. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate X3, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a camera in the back with much more megapixels.
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