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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-05-08 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.01 |
| 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 - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 slightly better than the Huawei Mate 20, with a overall score of 86.6 against 79.5. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a newer phone than the Huawei Mate 20, but it is heavier and somewhat thicker. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the older 10 version and Huawei Mate 20 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Huawei Mate 20 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although it has a little bit lower 1080 x 2244 resolution, a quite smaller screen and a bit less pixels per inch in the screen. Huawei Mate 20's storage capacity for applications and games is very similar to Xiaomi Black Shark 3's one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a greater camera than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same video resolution and a same size aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a much more mega pixels back camera, a way bigger camera sensor capturing lot better quality photos and faster video frame rates.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has superior battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 20, because it has an 18 percent greater battery capacity.
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