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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 84 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 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 2860 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.99 |
| 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 - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 30 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark, having a overall score of 84 against 80.4. These phones have Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 30 has older 10 version while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version. Huawei Mate 30 is a newer and just a little bit thinner cellphone than the Xiaomi Black Shark, but it is also a little bit heavier.
Huawei Mate 30's CPU is very similar to Xiaomi Black Shark's processor, both of them have a Octa-Core processor and a 8 GB RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark features just a bit better display than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher pixels density.
Huawei Mate 30 features a much better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and a same size aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 also has a lot bigger back camera sensor providing a much higher image quality, better 60 fps video frame rate and a much higher 40 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back.
Xiaomi Black Shark and Huawei Mate 30 feature quite similar storage capacity to install games and applications, both have equal internal memory. The Huawei Mate 30 counts with just a bit longer battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 5 percent more battery size.
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