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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 13 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-05-04 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") 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 |
| 11.77 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a general score of 82.3, which is a bit better than Motorola Edge 40's 77.2 score. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is a noticeably older, somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier device than Motorola Edge 40. Both of these phones use Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has the older 10 version and Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13.
Motorola Edge 40 has a slightly better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400, a little bigger screen, a little bit more pixels per inch of display and a really brighter display. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with as much memory to install applications and games as Motorola Edge 40, both have the same 128 GB internal memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a much better performing processing unit than Motorola Edge 40. Both have a Octa-Core processing unit and a 8 GB RAM memory. The Motorola Edge 40 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a much bigger camera sensor capturing lot better quality videos and pictures, a higher resolution back-facing camera and a lot bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photography and video.
The Motorola Edge 40 features just a bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 10% bigger battery size.
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