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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.56 |
| 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 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is better than Huawei P9 Plus's general score of 75.5. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's body is notably newer than the Huawei P9 Plus's, although it is notably thicker and a lot heavier. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the older 10 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a screen that is very similar to Huawei P9 Plus's screen, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a little bit lower pixel amount per screen inch, it also counts with a larger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a bit better performance than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM.
The Huawei P9 Plus features a slightly better memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a lot more MP back facing camera, a lot bigger back camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality, a bigger aperture to take better photography and videos in low-light environments and a way higher video quality.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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