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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| 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 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 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 | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Xs has a general score of 91.6, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3's 86.6 overall score. Despite being the best phone in this comparison, the Huawei Mate Xs construction is just a bit thicker and noticeably heavier than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3. Huawei Mate Xs counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has a bigger display, a just a little greater amount of pixels per inch of display and a lot better resolution of 2200 x 2480 pixels.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a processing unit that's very similar to the Huawei Mate Xs one, they have a 8 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. Huawei Mate Xs features a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a superior camera than Huawei Mate Xs, and although they both have the same aperture, the same (4K) video quality and a 0.59 inches camera sensor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has higher 60 fps video frame rates and a way more megapixels back-facing camera. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate Xs, because it has a 5% bigger battery size.
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