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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-28 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Black and Silver |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is just a bit better than the Huawei P Smart (2021), getting a global score of 82.3 against 79.2. Xiaomi Black Shark 2's construction is just a bit lighter and a little thinner than the Huawei P Smart (2021), although it was released around 18 months before. Both phones we are comparing here come with the same Android 10 operating system, so both should count with very similar OS features.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a quite smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a just a little better display density. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a bit better processor than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has just a bit better camera than Huawei P Smart (2021). Both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same aperture, a same resolution back facing camera, the same sensor size and the same video frame rate. The Huawei P Smart (2021) features a superior memory capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB.
Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with greater battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 25 percent bigger battery size.
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