Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-04-20 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark is slightly better than Huawei P20, getting a global score of 80.4 against 78.1. These phones include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS, so both should count with all the same OS features. Although it's the best cellphone in this comparison review, it must be noted that it's also thicker and somewhat heavier.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a little bit lower screen density and a little lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P20, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P20 and Xiaomi Black Shark count with extremely similar memory to store more games and applications, both of them have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei P20 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have a same resolution camera, the same video resolution, the same aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Huawei P20 also has a lot bigger sensor taking much higher quality videos and photographs.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has superior battery duration than Huawei P20, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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