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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is a bit better than the Lumia 950 XL, with an 82.3 score against 75. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with Android 10 operating system, while Lumia 950 XL has Windows 10 Mobile operating system. Xiaomi Black Shark 2's design is a lot newer than Lumia 950 XL's, although it's just a little thicker and heavier.
The Lumia 950 XL features a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better screen density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a quite bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a better processing unit than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 5 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with improved battery duration than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 20% greater battery size. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 captures much better photos and videos than Lumia 950 XL, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a bigger camera sensor capturing higher quality pictures, a lot more megapixels back-facing camera and a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photography and videos.
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