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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a score of 86.6, which is better than the Huawei P20's 78.1 score. Both of these devices work with Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the previous 10 version and Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is way newer than Huawei P20, it's much heavier and way thicker.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little bit better performance than Huawei P20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM. The Huawei P20 counts with a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures a lot better pictures and videos than Huawei P20, and although they both have a same size aperture and the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has better video frame rate, a camera with lot more megapixels and a much larger back-facing camera sensor.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features as much memory for games and applications as the Huawei P20, they have exactly the same internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a much better battery performance than Huawei P20, because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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