Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-05 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.43 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Red | Black and Silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Cortex-A53 (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A20s, having a overall score of 82.3 against 77. Both phones in this comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has the previous 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A20s has Android 11. Even being the best cellphone in this review, Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is a somewhat thicker and heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A20s.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A20s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has more RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A20s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much better display pixels density and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 shoots greater photographs and videos than Galaxy A20s, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a lot higher resolution back-facing camera, a way better video quality and a lot larger sensor providing a much higher image quality. Galaxy A20s features a greater memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a battery duration that is very similar to Galaxy A20s's battery life.
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