Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-05-06 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | 16 777 216 |
| Metal and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Dual SIM | -- |
| 10.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is better than Huawei nova 3, getting a general score of 88.3 against 76.3. Both devices in our current comparison include Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has older 11 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is incredibly newer than the Huawei nova 3, it's incredibly thicker and heavier.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a sharper screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite worse number of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite bigger display and a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a much greater storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei nova 3 also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a higher amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has greater battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4500mAh battery size. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a very superior camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a F1.8 aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has better video frame rates and a lot more mega pixels back facing camera.
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