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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-03-27 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 348.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 408 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.56 |
| 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 Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a general score of 86.6, which is slightly better than Huawei P20 Pro's 81.4 global score. Both of these devices work with the same Android 10 operating system. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a a lot newer phone than Huawei P20 Pro, although it is a lot thicker and heavier.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a little better processing power than Huawei P20 Pro, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 2 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and Huawei P20 Pro both count with extremely similar displays, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a little worse display pixels density, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little bit larger display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and Huawei P20 Pro feature incredibly similar memory to install games and applications, they have the same internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little bit better camera than Huawei P20 Pro, and although they both have the same video definition and a same size aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera, faster video frame rates and a larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has greater battery lifetime than Huawei P20 Pro, because it has an 18 percent bigger battery size.
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