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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-23 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Polar night | Black and Silver |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is a little bit better than Nokia 8.3 5G, with an 82.3 score against 80.5. Both phones in this review work with Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has an older 10 version while Nokia 8.3 5G has Android 11. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is a just a bit lighter device than the Nokia 8.3 5G, but both of them are equally thin.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a bit more vivid screen than Nokia 8.3 5G, because although it has a bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a just a little greater display density. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a bit faster CPU than Nokia 8.3 5G. They have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Nokia 8.3 5G, because although it has a worse (4K) video quality and a camera with a lot lower resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture and a bigger sensor taking better quality videos and photographs. Nokia 8.3 5G features a much greater memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Nokia 8.3 5G also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Nokia 8.3 5G has just a bit better battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 13 percent larger battery size.
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