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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-11 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is better than Huawei nova 2 Plus, getting a score of 82.3 against 74.2. Xiaomi Black Shark 2's body is newer than the Huawei nova 2 Plus's, although it is a lot thicker and heavier. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has an older 10 version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a little more vivid display than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution, a bigger display and a bit better pixels count per inch of display. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a bit bigger storage to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a little faster processing unit than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has 4 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a lot better camera than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a lot more megapixels back camera and a lot better (4K) video quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with greater battery life than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 20% larger battery size.
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