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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2019-12-10 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1176 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 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 2860 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 6.32 |
| 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 Pro is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3, getting an 87.1 score against 86.6. Huawei Mate 30 Pro's body is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3, even when both were only released with a few months difference. These phones use the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so they should provide you identical operating system features.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 1176 x 2400 pixels resolution and a bit greater pixel count per inch of screen. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro's processor is very similar to the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 one, they have 8 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity against 4500mAh. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and video, and they both have a same size camera sensor, the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a back camera with lot more megapixels.
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