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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 6.56 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is a bit better than the Huawei P40's 86.4 general score. Both of these phones come with the same Android 10 OS. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a notably heavier and somewhat thicker cellphone than Huawei P40. Huawei P40 has a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher quantity of pixels per display inch.
The Huawei P40 and the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 count with quite similar processing units, and although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a greater amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores. Huawei P40 and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 count with similar storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have exactly the same internal storage.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little bit better camera than Huawei P40, because although it has a much tinier sensor capturing way lower quality images, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better images and videos in low light environments and a much higher resolution camera.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features superior battery performance than Huawei P40, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity.
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