Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.2 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-07 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2640 x 1200 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.65 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
Huawei P40 Pro is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, having an 88.2 score against 82.3. Huawei P40 Pro's construction has the same thickness than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, but it is just a bit heavier. Both phones in this comparison include the same Android 10 OS, so they should provide the user all the same OS features.
Huawei P40 Pro and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 have similar displays, although the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little bit less pixels per display inch, a bit smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2340. The Huawei P40 Pro and the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 both have incredibly similar CPUs, both have a 8 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the Huawei P40 Pro one, both of them have the same internal memory capacity. The Huawei P40 Pro features a bit better battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 4200mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
The Huawei P40 Pro features just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei P40 Pro also counts with higher 60 frames per second video frame rate, a better resolution camera and a lot larger back camera sensor which gives a lot higher photo and video quality.
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