Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-04-15 | 2018-04-20 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Metal; metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 2000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 |
| 8.03 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh 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 |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | 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 has a general score of 80.4, which is better than the Huawei P8 Max's 72.6 global score. The Xiaomi Black Shark design is noticeably newer and lighter than the Huawei P8 Max's, but it is much thicker. Both phones we are comparing here use Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P8 Max has Android 5.0.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a greater performance than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of faster cores. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit more vivid screen than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a just a little better pixel density.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit bigger storage to install applications and games than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. Xiaomi Black Shark features a way better camera than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a back camera with lesser megapixels, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography in poorly lited situations and a much higher video resolution.
The Huawei P8 Max features a little better battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity.
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