Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.79 |
| 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 is slightly better than the Huawei nova 2, with a overall score of 80.4 against 74.2. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark is newer than Huawei nova 2, it is extremely thicker and notably heavier. Both devices in our current comparison work with Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit sharper display than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a quite worse pixel density, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a larger display.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit more memory to install games and applications than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark features a little bit better camera than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a same size aperture and a same resolution back-facing camera, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features superior battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2950mAh.
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