Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-08-04 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Blue marble and Gray onyx | Black and Silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| 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 |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 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 | |
| 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 2 has a general score of 82.3, which is much better than the OnePlus Nord's overall score of 74.2. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is better than the OnePlus Nord, it must be told that it's also an older, somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker cellphone. Both phones we compare here use the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so both of them should provide identical OS features.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little more vivid display than OnePlus Nord, although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2340px resolution and a just a bit lower display density, they both have a same size display. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features as much memory capacity to store more apps and games as OnePlus Nord, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a bit better CPU than OnePlus Nord. Both of them have a 8 GB RAM and 8 processing cores. The OnePlus Nord takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 2. Both have a same size aperture, the same (4K) video quality, the same video frame rate, the same sensor size and a 48 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back.
OnePlus Nord features just a bit better battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 4115mAh of battery capacity.
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