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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 11.55 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 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 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a global score of 82.3, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 5T's 80.8 general score. Xiaomi Black Shark 2's construction is thicker and heavier than the Huawei nova 5T. These devices use the same Android 10 OS, so you shouldn't notice any difference in that aspect.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little inferior count of pixels per display inch, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a bit larger display. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit better processor than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features as much memory capacity for games and applications as the Huawei nova 5T, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features just a bit longer battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2's camera is very similar to Huawei nova 5T's camera, both of them have the same aperture, a camera with a 48 mega-pixels, a 0.5 inches back camera sensor, the same video quality and the same video frame rate.
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