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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-05-08 | 2018-09-12 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Blue and Gold |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 20.00 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 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 | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much better than Huawei Mate 20 lite, having an 86.6 score against 76.2. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's body is newer than Huawei Mate 20 lite's, although it's incredibly heavier and much thicker. Both devices in this comparison review have Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the older 10 version and Huawei Mate 20 lite has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a little better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a greater amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and the Huawei Mate 20 lite have incredibly similar displays, because although the Huawei Mate 20 lite has a little smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a just a little greater display pixel density.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes a lot better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a much higher 64 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a much higher (4K) video quality. Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features greater battery performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity.
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