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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-03-19 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.56 |
| 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 3 has a global score of 86.6, which is much better than Huawei P20 Lite's general score of 75.4. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has older 10 version and Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's body is much newer, but much heavier and much thicker than the Huawei P20 Lite.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 4 GB more RAM. The Huawei P20 Lite has a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher display density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes a lot better videos and photos than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a bigger aperture for better captures and video in poorly lited situations, a way higher (4K) video resolution and a way more MP camera. The Huawei P20 Lite features a bit bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a 57% bigger battery capacity.
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