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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-20 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Emerald green and Twilight |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 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 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a general score of 82.9, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark's global score of 80.4. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is a a bit thinner and a little lighter cellphone than the Xiaomi Black Shark, even though both of them were released with only a few months difference.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit superior CPU than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a greater pixel number in each inch of screen, a better resolution of 1440 x 3120px and a quite bigger screen.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with a much better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same video quality, the same video frame rate and a F1.8 aperture, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also has a lot bigger sensor providing a much higher image quality and a camera with a much better resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark and Huawei Mate 20 Pro have extremely similar storage capacity for games and applications, they have equal internal storage. Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with a bit better battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity.
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