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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 12 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a score of 78.7, which is a bit better than Huawei nova 2 Plus's 74.2 overall score. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is newer than Huawei nova 2 Plus, it's noticeably heavier and noticeably thicker. Both phones in this comparison include Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has 12 version while Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater count of pixels in each display inch. The Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with a very superior performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a greater camera than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also has a much better resolution back-facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 39% greater battery capacity.
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