Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 90.1 |
| 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 | 7.00 x 3.28 x 0.40 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Blasting black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 7.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 484 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| 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 3 Pro is much better than the Huawei P9 Plus, having a 90.1 score against 75.5. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is a a lot newer cellphone than the Huawei P9 Plus, although it is notably heavier and much thicker. Both of these devices include Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has the previous 10 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features just a little better hardware performance than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features a slightly better screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a way higher resolution of 1440 x 3120, a bigger display and a little bit higher pixels density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro shoots a lot better videos and photos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a much better 64 MP resolution back-facing camera, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor and a larger aperture to capture better images in low-light situations.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro counts with a way better battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3400mAh.
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