Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2020-06-09 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Kirin 710F chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 4 x Cortex-A73 Based 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Based 1.7 GHz, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali G51-MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.35 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than Huawei P smart S's 77.2 overall score. Both phones in this review have Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P smart S has Android 10 version, so it counts with a lot of extra features. Even being the best we are comparing here, Xiaomi Black Shark is an a lot older, thicker and somewhat heavier phone than Huawei P smart S.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a little sharper display than Huawei P smart S, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a just a little worse count of pixels per inch in the screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei P smart S, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 4 GB more RAM.
Huawei P smart S features a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Huawei P smart S also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Xiaomi Black Shark takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Huawei P smart S, although it has a back facing camera with lot less MP, they both have the same aperture.
Huawei P smart S counts with a battery life that's very similar to the Xiaomi Black Shark one.
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