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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, 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 just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 82.3 score against 75.8. Xiaomi Black Shark 2's design is notably newer than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, but it's heavier and thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a little worse pixel amount per display inch, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and a larger screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a greater camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger camera aperture for better low light images, a lot better video definition and a back-facing camera with a way better resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a quite bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with longer battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33 percent bigger battery capacity.
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