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| Global Score | |
| 82.3 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-28 | 2019-10-20 |
| 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, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| -- | 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 30 5G is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, with a general score of 87.4 against 82.3. These devices use the same Android 10 OS (operating system). Even though the Huawei Mate 30 5G and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 were released only a couple of months apart, the Huawei Mate 30 5G is a bit thinner and a little lighter.
Huawei Mate 30 5G features a processor that's very similar to the processing unit in Xiaomi Black Shark 2, both have a Octa-Core processing unit and 8 GB of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a bit higher pixels amount in each screen inch.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 and Huawei Mate 30 5G both count with similar memory capacity to install games and applications, both have exactly the same internal memory. Huawei Mate 30 5G has just a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 5G features just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a lower (4K) video resolution and a worse resolution back-facing camera, and they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with a much larger camera sensor which offers a way better photo and video quality.
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