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| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 89.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-05-06 | 2019-11-15 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | Blue |
| Metal and Plastic | Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 2299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 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 | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Huawei Mate X is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 4, with an 89.4 score against 88.3. These phones come with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate X has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has Android 11, so it offers a couple nice extra features and some performance improvements. Despite being the best cellphone in this comparison, Huawei Mate X's design is older, just a little bit thicker and way heavier than Xiaomi Black Shark 4.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Huawei Mate X. They have 8 cpu cores and the same RAM amount. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a little bit better looking display than Huawei Mate X, although it has a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2400, a little bit smaller screen and a quite worse count of pixels per inch in the display.
The Huawei Mate X features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because it has 512 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a much better camera than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a smaller sensor shooting lower quality images, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also counts with a back camera with a higher 48 megapixels resolution.
Huawei Mate X's battery duration is very similar to the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 one.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Xiaomi Black Shark 4, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Xiaomi Black Shark 4. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the Huawei Mate X, else you can save some dollars and get the Xiaomi Black Shark 4, letting go a couple features and specifications.
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