Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-06 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | Black, Emerald green and Twilight |
| Metal and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| -- | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, having an 88.3 score against 82.9. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is newer than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, it's thicker and a bit heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a way lower pixels amount per inch of screen, it also counts with a bit larger screen.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with as much storage capacity to store more games and applications as Xiaomi Black Shark 4, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a bit better CPU than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 shoots clearer photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, because although it has a tinier camera sensor capturing lower quality videos and photographs, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also counts with a more MP back-facing camera and higher video frame rates.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is also cheap compared to the other phone, making this phone an easy choice.
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