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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2020-09-28 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark is just a bit better than the Huawei P Smart (2021), having an 80.4 score against 79.2. These phones come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark has 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P Smart (2021) has Android 10, so it provides you some nice extra features and performance enhancements. Xiaomi Black Shark's construction has the same thickness than the Huawei P Smart (2021), but it is a little lighter.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a little sharper screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a little smaller display and a little bit lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a little bit higher screen density. The Xiaomi Black Shark has just a bit better processing power than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 4 GB more RAM.
Huawei P Smart (2021) features a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. Huawei P Smart (2021) features improved battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 25% greater battery size.
Huawei P Smart (2021) has a superior camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same video resolution and a same size diafragm aperture, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a much higher resolution back facing camera and a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality.
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