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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.56 |
| 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 3 is better than the Huawei P9, having a score of 86.6 against 72.9. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is way newer than the Huawei P9, it is thicker and a lot heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit better CPU than Huawei P9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
The Huawei P9 counts with a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a way smaller display and a little worse 1080 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a just a little greater display pixels density. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P9, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a way better battery life than Huawei P9, because it has a 4720mAh battery size against 3000mAh. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots much better pictures and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a larger camera aperture, a way bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a lot higher (4K) video definition and a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution.
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