Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-03-25 | 2019-10-20 |
| 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 | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| 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+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 11.88 |
| 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is better than HTC One (M8), having a general score of 82.9 against 71.9. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a newer 9.0 Pie version while HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0 version, offering a lot of extra features and performance tweaks. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is a lot heavier than HTC One (M8), it's a little thinner and also noticeably newer.
The HTC One (M8) counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080px resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater display density. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a bit faster CPU than HTC One (M8), because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with 4 more cores and 6 GB more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a much bigger storage to install applications and games than HTC One (M8), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a really longer battery performance than HTC One (M8), because it has a 54 percent bigger battery size.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a much better camera than HTC One (M8), because it has a larger aperture, a back camera with a way higher 48 MP resolution, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking way better quality videos and photographs.
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