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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-04-20 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 409 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 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark is just a bit better than Huawei nova 3, having an 80.4 score against 76.3. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark has 9.0 Pie version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version, so it provides lots of additional features and performance improvements. Although Xiaomi Black Shark is better than Huawei nova 3, we must tell that it's also a somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier device.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 3, although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, a little bit inferior count of pixels per inch in the display and a quite smaller display. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit better processing power than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 3 features a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a F1.8 diafragm aperture and the same video resolution, the Huawei nova 3 also has a camera with a lot better resolution. The Huawei nova 3 has a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little longer battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3750mAh.
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