Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is just a bit better than Huawei P9 Plus, getting an 82.3 score against 75.5. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 design is a lot newer, but extremely thicker and extremely heavier than Huawei P9 Plus. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has 10 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a little sharper display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a little bit greater pixels density and a bigger display. Huawei P9 Plus has a bit bigger storage to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a bit more powerful processor than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has 4 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has greater battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has an 18 percent bigger battery size. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 shoots much better videos and photos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a much better image quality, a much higher 3840x2160 video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light situations and a much better resolution camera in the back.
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