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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-03-31 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 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 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a score of 80.4, which is a bit better than the Moto G5 Plus's overall score of 74.6. The Xiaomi Black Shark is a newer and a little thinner cellphone than the Moto G5 Plus, although it's also somewhat heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a slightly better looking screen than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a bit lower screen density, it also counts with a larger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2160px.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a slightly better storage capacity to install games and applications than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit superior CPU than Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a higher amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark features greater battery lifetime than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a 33% bigger battery capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark has just a bit better camera than Moto G5 Plus, although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and videos and a tinier sensor capturing less light and washed colors, they both have the same video frame rate, the same (4K) video quality and a camera with a 12 megapixels resolution.
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