Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-20 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Interstellar blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G 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 | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.56 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| 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
Huawei Mate Xs is better than Xiaomi Black Shark, with a 91.6 score against 80.4. Although Huawei Mate Xs is newer than the Xiaomi Black Shark, it is thicker and extremely heavier. The Huawei Mate Xs and Xiaomi Black Shark both feature quite similar CPUs, both have 8 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate Xs, although it has a really smaller screen, a just a little inferior amount of pixels per inch in the display and a much lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px. The Huawei Mate Xs features a much better memory to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate Xs shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same (4K) video definition and a F1.8 aperture, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a way larger sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and photographs and a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The Huawei Mate Xs features a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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