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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.43 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.56 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is better than Huawei nova 2, having an 86.6 score against 74.2. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's design is extremely newer, but heavier and incredibly thicker than Huawei nova 2. Both devices in this comparison include Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has 10 version while Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Huawei nova 2 features a slightly better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel number in each inch of screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a little faster processor than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a higher amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a very superior battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity against 2950mAh.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
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