Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-04-20 | 2018-04-12 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.02 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black and Red |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| 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 | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 RS Porsche Design is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark, with an 85.2 score against 80.4. Both phones in our current comparison include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System). Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design is a just a little bit thinner and just a little bit lighter cellphone than the Xiaomi Black Shark, even though both were released with only a couple of months difference.
Xiaomi Black Shark has just a little better performance than Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design features a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design also has more pixels per inch of display and a better 1440 x 2880 resolution.
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design and Xiaomi Black Shark both count with really similar batteries.
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design takes much better videos and photos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a F1.8 camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design also has a back facing camera with a much higher 40 MP resolution and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality.
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