Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-08-04 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Blue marble and Gray onyx | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 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 | |
| 4115mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 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 is a little bit better than the OnePlus Nord, getting an 80.4 score against 74.2. Even being the best phone in this comparison review, Xiaomi Black Shark's construction is notably older, thicker and a little bit heavier than OnePlus Nord. These devices have Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while OnePlus Nord has Android 10 version, so it provides some extra features.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has just a bit better looking screen than OnePlus Nord, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160, a just a little inferior quantity of pixels per display inch and a little bit smaller screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a little bit better performance than OnePlus Nord. Both of them have a 8 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core CPU.
The OnePlus Nord captures better videos and photos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same aperture, the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the OnePlus Nord also has a way better resolution camera and a way bigger sensor. The OnePlus Nord and the Xiaomi Black Shark count with extremely similar memory capacity to store more apps and games, both have the same internal storage capacity.
OnePlus Nord has just a bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 4115mAh battery size.
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