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| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 11 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2021-05-06 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Metal and Plastic | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 9.46 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 is much better than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, with a general score of 88.3 against 79.3. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is a better cellphone than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, it must be noted that it's also notably thicker and heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with Android 11 operating system, and Huawei nova 9 Pro comes with HarmonyOS 2 operating system.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 9 Pro. Both of them have 8 GB of RAM and 8 processing cores. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little bit worse pixels density, they both have a display of the same size.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a very superior camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a lesser mega-pixels back facing camera and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture. Huawei nova 9 Pro has as much storage to store more games and applications as the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 one, both have the same 128 GB internal storage.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features just a little better battery life than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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