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| Global Score | |
| 79.9 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 14 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-12-11 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Brave Black, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue and Personality Yellow | Black and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.63 |
| 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.76") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 9.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 2 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, getting a score of 82.3 against 79.9. Although the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is better than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, it must be told that it is also an a lot older, just a little bit thicker and a little heavier phone. Both devices in our current comparison use Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has the older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy A25 5G has Android 14 version.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a really superior performance than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has more RAM. Galaxy A25 5G counts with a little bit better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a quite inferior pixel amount per display inch, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340px resolution, the Galaxy A25 5G also counts with a little larger display and much more brightness.
Galaxy A25 5G has much more memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A25 5G also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A25 5G, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back camera with lesser mega pixels resolution, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a lot bigger back camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
Galaxy A25 5G features superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 25 percent larger battery size.
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