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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-18 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is much better than Huawei nova 3i, getting an 82.9 score against 73.7. These phones include Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has 9.0 Pie version while Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo, providing a lot of extra features and performance enhancements. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro's design is newer than the Huawei nova 3i's, but it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a quite worse number of pixels per screen inch, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also counts with a quite larger screen. Huawei nova 3i counts with a much greater storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei nova 3i also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro captures way better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video quality, a much better resolution back camera and a bigger aperture.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with greater battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 20% bigger battery capacity.
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