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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-04-05 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 504.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 6.56 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is slightly better than the Huawei P30's 81.7 global score. Both devices we are comparing here work with the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so both should provide the user all the same operating system features. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's construction is newer, but notably heavier and much thicker than the Huawei P30.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit faster CPU than Huawei P30, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Huawei P30 counts with a slightly better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a little more pixels per display inch.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei P30, and although they both have a 0.59 inches back camera sensor, the same video quality and a same size camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back and better 60 fps video frame rate.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and Huawei P30 feature really similar storage for games and applications, both of them have exactly the same internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features greater battery lifetime than Huawei P30, because it has a 29% greater battery capacity.
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