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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-04-04 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.65 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 20 is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, with a 79.5 score against 78.7. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 20 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has Android 12, so it provides you a couple nice extra features. The Huawei Mate 20 is an a lot older phone than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, but it's thinner and lighter anyway.
Huawei Mate 20 has a more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the display, a little bit lower 1080 x 2244px resolution and a bit smaller display. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a much better memory for games and applications than Huawei Mate 20, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate 20 has a much more powerful processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 20, because it has 4650mAh of battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a much tinier sensor taking way worse quality videos and photos, and they both have the same video quality and the same diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with higher video frame rates and a much higher 108 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
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