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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2018-03-19 | 2022-04-04 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| $ 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 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 12.65 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a general score of 78.7, which is a bit better than Huawei P20 Lite's global score of 75.4. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro's design is way newer, but noticeably thicker and much heavier than the Huawei P20 Lite. Both phones we compare here include Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has the previous 12 version while Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Huawei P20 Lite has an extremely better processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has 4 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Huawei P20 Lite features a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2280 resolution and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixel density.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro captures greater pictures and videos than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a much better (4K) video resolution and a camera in the back with a way better resolution. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P20 Lite, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a much better battery life than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has 4650mAh of battery capacity.
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