Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-04-05 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 504.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 422 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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/1.80 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 | |
| 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Huawei P30 is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark, having a score of 81.7 against 80.4. These phones come with Android operating system, but Huawei P30 has 10 version and Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version. Huawei P30's design is newer, somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than Xiaomi Black Shark.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little bit better processing power than Huawei P30, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a greater amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit sharper display than Huawei P30, although it has a little lower pixel number per inch of screen, a quite smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels.
The Huawei P30 has a much better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same aperture and the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P30 also has a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a way larger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality photos.
Huawei P30 and Xiaomi Black Shark have quite similar memory to install applications and games, both of them have equal internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little better battery performance than Huawei P30, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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