Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-05-08 | 2017-10-20 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Brown, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 239.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 498 pixels per inch |
| -- | 730 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a bit better than Huawei Mate 10, getting an 86.6 score against 78.9. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's design is way newer than Huawei Mate 10's, but it's way thicker and somewhat heavier. These phones have the same Android 10 OS (Operating System). Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little bit better performance than Huawei Mate 10, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 10 features a sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a better display density. Huawei Mate 10 features slightly more memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 10, because it has an 18 percent larger battery size. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 10, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with higher 60 fps video frame rates, a way more mega-pixels camera in the back and a way larger camera sensor taking lot higher quality photographs and videos.
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