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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 much better than Huawei P9, having a general score of 82.3 against 72.9. Xiaomi Black Shark 2's body is notably newer than Huawei P9's, although it is heavier and thicker. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a bit better looking display than Huawei P9, because although it has a quite lower pixel quantity per inch in the display, it also counts with a larger screen and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 takes much clearer videos and photos than Huawei P9, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video quality, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a way higher image quality, a lot better resolution back camera and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photography.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a quite bigger storage to install games and applications than Huawei P9, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has better battery duration than Huawei P9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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