Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-04-05 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Amber sunrise, Aurora, Black and Breathing crystal | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 396 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 P30 Pro is slightly better than the Xiaomi Black Shark, getting an 82.1 score against 80.4. Huawei P30 Pro's construction is newer and a little bit thinner, but also a little bit heavier than Xiaomi Black Shark. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit more powerful processor than Huawei P30 Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a little sharper screen than Huawei P30 Pro, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater display density. The Huawei P30 Pro and the Xiaomi Black Shark both feature quite similar storage capacity for apps and games, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei P30 Pro takes much better videos and photos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Huawei P30 Pro also has a lot larger sensor, a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photos and a lot more MP back camera.
Huawei P30 Pro counts with a bit better battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 5% greater battery capacity.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.