Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-10-20 |
| 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 | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| 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+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.88 |
| 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 Pro has a general score of 82.9, which is just a bit better than Huawei P9 Plus's overall score of 75.5. These phones use Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro body is noticeably newer than the Huawei P9 Plus's, but it's a lot thicker and way heavier.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a little faster CPU than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has 4 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a bit more vivid display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a slightly better 1080 x 2340px resolution, a just a little higher pixels amount in each inch in the display and a bigger display.
Huawei P9 Plus has a bit more storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a much bigger sensor providing a much better image quality, a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a larger aperture for better low-light images and video.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with improved battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has an 18 percent larger battery size.
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