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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.56 |
| 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 3 has a global score of 86.6, which is a little bit better than Huawei P Smart (2021)'s 79.2 global score. Even being the best we compare here, we must tell that it is also a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker. Both of these phones use the same Android 10 OS, so both of them should give you the same operating system features.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little faster processor than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit more vivid display than Huawei P Smart (2021). Both of them have a greater pixels amount in each display inch, exactly the same 1080 x 2400 resolution and a screen of the same size.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photos, better 60 fps video frame rate and a back camera with way more megapixels.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) features a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB. Huawei P Smart (2021) has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has a 6% more battery size.
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