Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-07-01 | 2019-03-28 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Silver |
| Metal and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is much better than Huawei P8max, with an 82.3 score against 72.1. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is a newer and lighter cellphone than the Huawei P8max, but it's a lot thicker. Both of these phones use Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has 10 version and Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P8max, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has 5 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a better looking screen than Huawei P8max, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a just a little more pixels per display inch.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a much better camera than Huawei P8max, because it has a much more megapixels back-facing camera, a larger diafragm aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a slightly bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P8max, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Huawei P8max has a little longer battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 9% more battery size.
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