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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 9.46 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a general score of 86.6, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 9 Pro's 79.3 overall score. Although it's the best in this review, Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is an older, notably thicker and somewhat heavier device than the Huawei nova 9 Pro. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 comes with Android 10 OS, while Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 OS.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit better performance than Huawei nova 9 Pro. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores. Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a slightly higher resolution of 1236 x 2676 pixels and a little bit more pixels per display inch.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a lot better camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a back camera with lot more mega pixels and a larger aperture to capture better low light images and videos.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro's memory to install applications and games is just as good as Xiaomi Black Shark 3's one, they have equal internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with greater battery duration than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity.
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