Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-03-27 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 348.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 408 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| 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 Huawei P20 Pro has a general score of 81.4, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark's overall score of 80.4. Huawei P20 Pro is a thinner and just a bit lighter phone than Xiaomi Black Shark, even when they were released only a few months apart. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei P20 Pro has older 10 version and Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features just a bit better looking screen than Huawei P20 Pro, although it has a little lower pixel density, a bit lower 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller screen. Xiaomi Black Shark has as much storage for games and applications as the Huawei P20 Pro one, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit better CPU than Huawei P20 Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 2 GB more RAM. The Huawei P20 Pro and the Xiaomi Black Shark both count with similar batteries. The Huawei P20 Pro features a better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same (4K) video quality and a F1.8 aperture, the Huawei P20 Pro also has a much bigger camera sensor which provides a way higher image and video quality and a much more megapixels back camera.
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