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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 90.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-10-22 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black and Mystic silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali G78 MP24 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a general score of 90.9, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3's 86.6 global score. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner phone than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although they were released with only 6 months difference. These phones come with the same Android 10 OS, so you shouldn't notice any difference in that aspect.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a little faster processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 3. They have a 8 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core CPU. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has a little higher pixels density, a higher resolution of 1334 x 2772 and a bit larger screen.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 256 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit superior battery performance than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity against 4400mAh.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a camera that is very similar to the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 one, because although the Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a worse 3840x2160 video resolution, a camera in the back with a lot lower 50 megapixels resolution and a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light captures, it also counts with a much larger back camera sensor which gives a much higher photo and video quality.
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