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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| 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 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a global score of 86.6, which is better than the Huawei Mate 8's general score of 77.4. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's body is incredibly newer, but way thicker and heavier than the Huawei Mate 8. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a bit higher pixel amount per screen inch, a little bigger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2400px resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a little better processing power than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures greater photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better captures and video in low light environments, a way more mega pixels camera in the back and a much higher (4K) video quality.
The Huawei Mate 8 features much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a SD card slot that supports up to 128 GB. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 8, because it has an 18% more battery capacity.
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