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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-04-05 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 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) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.56 |
| 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 3 is just a bit better than the Huawei P10 Plus, having an 86.6 score against 79.8. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's body is extremely newer than the Huawei P10 Plus's, although it's way heavier and way thicker. Huawei P10 Plus counts with a little bit better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a higher pixel density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 2 GB more RAM. The Huawei P10 Plus features a much better storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Huawei P10 Plus also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with superior battery performance than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has a 4720mAh battery size. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures much better pictures and videos than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture and the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has faster video frame rate and a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
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