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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is much better than Microsoft Lumia 950, with an 82.3 score against 74.1. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is a way newer phone than the Microsoft Lumia 950, but it's a lot heavier and just a bit thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with Android 10 OS, while Microsoft Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS.
The Lumia 950 counts with a better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher display density and a better 2560 x 1440 resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Lumia 950, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a quite superior processing power than Lumia 950, because it has 5 GB more RAM and 7 more processing cores. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 takes much better photos and videos than Lumia 950, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a back facing camera with lot more mega pixels, a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a bigger aperture.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with longer battery lifetime than Lumia 950, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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