Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-03-25 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black and Silver |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has an overall score of 82.3, which is better than the HTC One (M8)'s 71.9 general score. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has 10 version and HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0, counting with a couple nice extra features. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is a much newer and just a bit thinner phone than the HTC One (M8), although it is noticeably heavier.
HTC One (M8) counts with a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a really smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater pixels count in each inch of screen. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than HTC One (M8), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit superior processor than HTC One (M8), because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a way better camera than HTC One (M8), because it has a camera in the back with a way higher 48 mega-pixels resolution, a much better (4K) video definition, a bigger aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited situations and a lot larger back camera sensor taking much better quality photographs and videos.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a much longer battery life than HTC One (M8), because it has a 54 percent larger battery size.
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