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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-03-19 | 2019-10-20 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.88 |
| 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 2 Pro has a general score of 82.9, which is slightly better than the Huawei P20 Lite's 75.4 score. Both phones we compare here work with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is newer than the Huawei P20 Lite, it's thicker and noticeably heavier.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has just a bit better screen than Huawei P20 Lite, because although it has a little bit worse screen density, it also counts with a little bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P20 Lite has slightly more memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro takes a lot better photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better low light images, a back-facing camera with a much better resolution and a way higher (4K) video definition.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features greater battery life than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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