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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-18 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass and Metal | 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 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a global score of 86.6, which is much better than Huawei nova 3i's score of 73.7. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the older 10 version and Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is newer than the Huawei nova 3i, it's a lot heavier and extremely thicker.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and Huawei nova 3i both feature extremely similar screens, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a little bit lower pixel density, it also counts with a bit larger screen and a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution. Huawei nova 3i has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Huawei nova 3i also has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit superior processor than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a much longer battery life than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 41% larger battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a much better camera than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a way more MP camera in the back, a larger diafragm aperture and a much better video definition.
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