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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-05-04 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.44 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.94 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Green | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark is a bit better than the Huawei P Smart Z, getting a score of 80.4 against 75.6. These phones work with the same Android 9.0 Pie operating system, so both should count with very similar operating system features. Xiaomi Black Shark is an older and a little thicker cellphone than Huawei P Smart Z, but Xiaomi made it just a little lighter anyway.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a slightly better screen than Huawei P Smart Z, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater pixel quantity per display inch. Huawei P Smart Z features a quite bigger memory for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark has just a little better performance than Huawei P Smart Z, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a battery life that is very similar to Huawei P Smart Z's battery duration. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei P Smart Z, because although it has a lot lower resolution camera in the back, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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