Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-04-20 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 has an overall score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus's global score of 75.5. Both phones in this comparison review use Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Xiaomi Black Shark design is newer than the Huawei P9 Plus's, although it's somewhat heavier and thicker.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit superior CPU than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a little more vivid display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a quite larger display, a little bit higher screen density and a slightly better 1080 x 2160px resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same sensor size and a same resolution camera in the back, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photos and video and a lot better (4K) video definition.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with just a bit more memory for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark features better battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3400mAh.
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