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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-03-19 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 435 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 slightly better than Huawei P20 Lite, getting an 80.4 score against 75.4. Xiaomi Black Shark is better than Huawei P20 Lite, it must be told that it's also a way heavier and thicker cellphone. Both of these devices work with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark has 9.0 Pie version while Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit sharper display than Huawei P20 Lite, because although it has a little bit lower quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen. Huawei P20 Lite features just a bit bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a higher amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei P20 Lite, because although it has a lot lower 12 MP resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger aperture to capture better captures and video in poorly lited environments.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with better battery lifetime than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a 33 percent more battery capacity.
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