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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-07 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 422 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 630 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 9.79 |
| 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 | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 P40 is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark, with a score of 86.4 against 80.4. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P40 has an older 10 version while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie. Huawei P40 is a newer device, and it's also just a little bit lighter and a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a little more vivid screen than Huawei P40, although it has a little bit worse pixels density, a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a little bit smaller display. Xiaomi Black Shark features a processor that's very similar to the processor in Huawei P40, and although the Xiaomi Black Shark has a higher amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Huawei P40 and Xiaomi Black Shark both count with very similar storage to store more apps and games, they have exactly the same internal storage capacity. The Huawei P40 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low-light photography and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei P40 also counts with better video frame rates, a way larger sensor and a back camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has just a bit longer battery performance than Huawei P40, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3800mAh.
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