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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-09-02 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Sonic silver | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 9.79 |
| 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 5.1 | 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 has an overall score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than nubia Red Magic 5S's 76.2 score. The Xiaomi Black Shark is an much older cellphone than nubia Red Magic 5S, but it's a little bit thinner and lighter anyway. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark has the newer 9.0 Pie version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10 version, so it gives you a couple nice extra features.
Xiaomi Black Shark and nubia Red Magic 5S feature incredibly similar screens, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160, a little bit smaller screen and a little darker display, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels number per display inch. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a processor that is very similar to the nubia Red Magic 5S one, they have a Octa-Core processor and 8 GB of RAM memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features a way better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a way higher video resolution, a back-facing camera with a way better resolution and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting way better quality videos and photographs.
Xiaomi Black Shark's memory capacity for games and applications is just as good as nubia Red Magic 5S's one, they have equal internal storage capacity. Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 13% larger battery capacity.
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