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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 |
| 11.55 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 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 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 3 has a general score of 86.6, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 5T's 80.8 global score. Both of these phones include the same Android 10 OS. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a notably thicker and incredibly heavier device than Huawei nova 5T. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has just a bit better performance than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 2 GB more RAM.
Huawei nova 5T features just a bit better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better pixel density. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features as much storage capacity for apps and games as the Huawei nova 5T one, they have exactly the same internal storage.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has better battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 26 percent bigger battery size. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have the same video definition and the same diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger camera sensor, better video frame rates and a back camera with much more MP.
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