Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-06-03 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.94 x 2.83 x 0.38 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic; metal | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6200 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 2 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.84 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.58 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 598 hours standby time 23.3 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark has an overall score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than the HTC One ME's global score of 73.5. Both phones we compare here come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark has the newer 9.0 Pie version while HTC One ME has Android 5.0, offering a couple nice extra features and performance enhancements. Xiaomi Black Shark's construction is noticeably newer and a little bit thinner than the HTC One ME's, but it is also somewhat heavier.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a quite superior hardware performance than HTC One ME, because it has a larger number of cores and 5 GB more RAM memory. The HTC One ME has a better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel number per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
Xiaomi Black Shark takes better photographs and videos than HTC One ME, because although it has a much worse 12 MP resolution camera, a worse 3840x2160 video definition and a smaller camera sensor providing a worse image quality, it also counts with a larger camera aperture. HTC One ME counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 2 TB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a much better battery performance than HTC One ME, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2840mAh.
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