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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-04-05 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 2 has a score of 82.3, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P10 Plus's 79.8 general score. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is newer than the Huawei P10 Plus, it is thicker and somewhat heavier. The Huawei P10 Plus features a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen pixels density and a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features just a bit better processing power than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 takes greater videos and photos than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same camera aperture and the same video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a lot more megapixels camera in the back.
The Huawei P10 Plus features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei P10 Plus also has an external SD slot that allows up to 256 GB. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
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