Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-05-08 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 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 | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.01 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.36 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is better than Huawei P20, getting a general score of 86.6 against 78.1. Both devices in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the previous 10 version while Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's construction is newer, but extremely thicker and way heavier than Huawei P20.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit superior CPU than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM memory. The Huawei P20 has a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2244 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better number of pixels in each inch in the display.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and Huawei P20 have extremely similar storage to store more games and applications, both have equal internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much better battery duration than Huawei P20, because it has a 4720mAh battery size against 3400mAh. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same aperture and the same video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a much more megapixels back camera, higher 60 frames per second video frame rate and a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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