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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 12 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black and White |
| 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 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.65 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is a little bit better than Huawei P9 Plus, with a 78.7 score against 75.5. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is way newer than Huawei P9 Plus, it's extremely heavier and much thicker. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has an older 12 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Huawei P9 Plus has a much more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Huawei P9 Plus features a little bit better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a little better count of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a superior battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4650mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro captures much better photographs and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor, it also counts with a camera with much more mega pixels, a way better (4K) video resolution and a larger diafragm aperture for better images and video in low light environments.
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