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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 10 |
| 2021-09-20 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 440 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is slightly better than the Huawei nova 9 Pro's 79.3 global score. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 works with Android 10 OS, and Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 OS. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is an older, heavier and notably thicker cellphone than the Huawei nova 9 Pro.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a little bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the display and a little higher 1236 x 2676 resolution. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 9 Pro. Both of them have 8 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro and the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 both feature extremely similar memory capacity for apps and games, both of them have exactly the same internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with superior battery life than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has an 18 percent more battery capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a much better camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a much more MP camera in the back and a bigger aperture.
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