Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-05-06 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal and Plastic |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | -- |
| 414 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC 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 3200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 11.99 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 global score of 91.6, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 4's global score of 88.3. Huawei Mate Xs is an older, way heavier and just a bit thicker cellphone than the Xiaomi Black Shark 4. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a little faster processor than Huawei Mate Xs. Both have a 8 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has just a bit better display than Huawei Mate Xs, although it has a much lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a just a bit lower display pixel density and a little bit smaller display. The Huawei Mate Xs features a much better memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because it has more internal storage.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 and Huawei Mate Xs count with quite similar batteries duration. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a smaller camera sensor taking worse quality videos and pictures, and they both have a same size camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also counts with a back facing camera with more mega-pixels and faster video frame rates.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.