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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 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black and White |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 is a bit better than Huawei nova 2, getting a score of 78.7 against 74.2. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is a way newer cellphone than the Huawei nova 2, but it is noticeably heavier and extremely thicker. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has the older 12 version while Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat.
Huawei nova 2 has a much more powerful processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 cores. The Huawei nova 2 features a better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a really smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also has a back facing camera with a much higher 108 MP resolution and a way higher video quality. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a very superior storage for games and applications than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a way better battery duration than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 58 percent larger battery capacity.
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