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| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-05-06 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Metal and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 430.00 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 | 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 has a general score of 88.3, which is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 5T's global score of 80.8. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a newer 11 version while Huawei nova 5T has Android 10. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 body is newer, but incredibly thicker and heavier than Huawei nova 5T.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a greater amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a sharper screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a just a bit worse quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a quite bigger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400.
The Huawei nova 5T features as much storage for applications, games, photos and videos as Xiaomi Black Shark 4, they have exactly the same internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 20 percent larger battery capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, a 0.5 inches back camera sensor, a 48 mega pixels resolution back camera and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has faster video frame rates.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 costs more than the Huawei nova 5T, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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