Honor Magic 2 vs Xiaomi Black Shark Helo Comparison and Differences

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Honor Magic 2

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Xiaomi Black Shark Helo

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Honor Magic 2 or Xiaomi Black Shark Helo Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Honor Magic 2 Xiaomi Black Shark Helo
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Release date 2018, October 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.3 x 75.1 x 8.3 mm | 6.19 x 6.19 x 2.96 in 160 x 75.2 x 8.7 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.96 in
Weight 206 g | 7.27 oz 190 g | 6.7 oz
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Colors Gradient Black, Gradient Red, Gradient Blue Black
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology AMOLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.39" in 6.01" in
Screen area 100.2 cm2 93.2 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.8% 77.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 402 PPI
Other specs - 100% DCI-P3 - Always-on display
-100% DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Triple 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
-16 MP, f/2.2
-24 MP B/W, f/1.8
-12 MP, f/1.8, 1.25µm, dual pixel PDAF
-20 MP, f/1.8, 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Dual 20 MP, Single
Specifications Mechanical pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0
Mechanical pop-up 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Mechanical pop-up 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
20 MP, f/2.2, 1.0µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 or Magic UI 2 Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Mali-G76 MP10 Adreno 630
External memory No No
Internal memory 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 10 GB RAM, 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 375207 332385
GeekBench 5 Single Core 421
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1769

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A (3CA)
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 4A/10V 40W

- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W (Quick Charge 3.0)

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