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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2019-10-20 |
| 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, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| -- | 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 30 5G has a general score of 87.4, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Black Shark's 80.4 score. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Huawei Mate 30 5G has older 10 version while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Huawei Mate 30 5G design is newer and a little thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark's, but it is a little heavier.
Xiaomi Black Shark has just a bit better screen than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px, it also counts with a bit higher pixel count in each inch in the screen. Huawei Mate 30 5G and Xiaomi Black Shark count with really similar processing units, both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
Huawei Mate 30 5G's memory capacity to install games and applications is just as good as Xiaomi Black Shark's one, they have exactly the same internal storage. Huawei Mate 30 5G takes a lot better photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a F1.8 aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a back-facing camera with a much better resolution, a lot bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and better video frame rate.
Huawei Mate 30 5G features a little longer battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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