Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-07-18 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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 Huawei nova 3, with an 80.4 score against 76.3. The Xiaomi Black Shark is a somewhat heavier and thicker cellphone than the Huawei nova 3. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo, providing a couple nice extra features and improved performance.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit better display than Huawei nova 3, although it has a little bit smaller display, a just a little inferior amount of pixels per inch in the display and a bit worse 1080 x 2160px resolution. The Huawei nova 3 has a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei nova 3 also has an external SD slot that allows up to 256 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit superior CPU than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a larger amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark features just a bit better battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 7% more battery size. The Huawei nova 3 captures slightly better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a same size diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei nova 3 also has a back-facing camera with way more MP.
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