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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2022-04-04 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 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 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 12.65 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, having an 86.4 score against 78.7. These phones work with Android operating system, but Huawei P40 has an older 10 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has Android 12. The Huawei P40 construction is extremely lighter and thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it was released many years before.
The Huawei P40 features a very superior processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Huawei P40 features a much better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 2340px resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater display pixels density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei P40, because although it has a much tinier back-facing camera sensor which provides a lot worse photo and video quality, and they both have the same 60 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better photography in low light environments and a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Huawei P40, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with greater battery lifetime than Huawei P40, because it has a 4650mAh battery size.
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