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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-10-20 |
| 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 | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| 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+ 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| 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 (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 | |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a global score of 82.9, which is better than Huawei P9's 72.9 score. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro body is extremely newer, but way heavier and thicker than the Huawei P9. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a little better hardware performance than Huawei P9, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a little sharper display than Huawei P9, because although it has a little bit lower display pixels density, it also counts with a bigger screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a better storage to store more apps and games than Huawei P9, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro shoots greater pictures and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a lot higher (4K) video definition, a larger aperture, a way larger sensor shooting way better quality photographs and a much more mega pixels back facing camera. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features better battery duration than Huawei P9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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