Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue and Personality Yellow | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 396 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio G99 MT6789 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | 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
Xiaomi Black Shark is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A15, getting an 80.4 score against 73.5. Both phones we compare here use Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark has newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy A15 has Android 14 version, giving a lot of extra features and increased performance. Xiaomi Black Shark is a a little bit thicker but just a bit lighter phone than Samsung Galaxy A15.
Samsung Galaxy A15 counts with a bit better display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a just a little lower pixel density, it also counts with a quite bigger screen, more brightness and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a much better hardware performance than Galaxy A15. Both of them have a 8 GB RAM memory and 8 cores.
Xiaomi Black Shark has as much memory to install applications and games as the Galaxy A15, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy A15 has better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh. Xiaomi Black Shark takes clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A15, although it has a camera with a lot lower resolution, they both have a F1.8 aperture.
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