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| Global Score | |
| 82.3 | 84 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-28 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 has a general score of 84, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2's general score of 82.3. These phones have the same Android 10 OS, so both should count with identical OS features. Huawei Mate 30's body is just a little bit thinner and a bit lighter than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, although both of them were only released with a few months difference.
Huawei Mate 30's processing unit is just as good as the processing unit in Xiaomi Black Shark 2, both of them have 8 GB of RAM and 8 cores. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a quite higher display pixel density.
Huawei Mate 30 has a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a lower video definition and a back camera with lesser MP, and they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photographs.
Huawei Mate 30 and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 feature extremely similar storage capacity for games and applications, they have the same 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei Mate 30 features just a bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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