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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 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 | |
| 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 2 has a general score of 82.3, which is much better than Huawei nova 2's general score of 74.2. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has older 10 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat version. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 design is newer, but heavier and much thicker than the Huawei nova 2.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit sharper display than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a quite worse display pixels density, it also counts with a larger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has longer battery duration than Huawei nova 2, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a lot better camera than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a much higher 48 MP resolution back-facing camera and a way higher (4K) video definition.
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