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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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 much better than Huawei nova 3, having an 86.6 score against 76.3. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is newer than the Huawei nova 3, it is much thicker and extremely heavier. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the previous 10 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit better processing power than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 2 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a display that's very similar to the Huawei nova 3 one, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a just a little worse pixel density, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little bigger screen.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a much better camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and a same size aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a much more mega pixels back facing camera and faster video frame rate. The Huawei nova 3 features much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei nova 3 also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with longer battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity.
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