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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 10 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2020-05-08 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Metal and Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 6.56 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much better than the Huawei P8max, having an 86.6 score against 72.1. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 design is noticeably newer and a little bit lighter than the Huawei P8max's, but it's also noticeably thicker. Both phones in this review come with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an older 10 version and Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a bit better display than Huawei P8max, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a little bit better screen pixels density. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little bit better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P8max, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit better CPU than Huawei P8max, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 5 GB more RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei P8max, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity instead of 4360mAh.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a way better camera than Huawei P8max, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality, a much higher resolution back facing camera and a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography and videos in low light environments.
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