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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-04-28 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a global score of 82.9, which is much better than realme 8 5G's 72 overall score. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has newer 9.0 Pie version and realme 8 5G has Android 11, so it counts with a lot of extra features and optimized performance. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is an older, a little heavier and just a little bit thicker cellphone than the realme 8 5G.
The realme 8 5G has a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has a quite higher screen density, a brighter display, a quite bigger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400px. The realme 8 5G features a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the realme 8 5G also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 1 TB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a little bit better processing power than realme 8 5G, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a better camera than realme 8 5G, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera and a same size camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a way higher (4K) video definition.
The realme 8 5G has improved battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has a 25% greater battery capacity.
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