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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-08-18 | 2021-05-06 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| Glass and Metal | Metal and Plastic |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC 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 3200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 4 is better than Huawei nova 3i, having a overall score of 88.3 against 73.7. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is a lot newer than Huawei nova 3i, it is heavier and a lot thicker. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has older 11 version while Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a sharper screen than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a just a little lower pixels number in each display inch, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a little bit bigger screen. The Huawei nova 3i has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei nova 3i also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 256 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a little faster CPU than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a larger amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has superior battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 35 percent larger battery capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 takes greater photos and videos than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a way higher (4K) video definition, a bigger aperture and a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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