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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-10-20 |
| 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 | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| 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+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.72 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.88 |
| 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 Pro is just a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 82.9 score against 75.8. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro construction is way newer than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it's noticeably heavier and somewhat thicker. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a little less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a larger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a camera in the back with much more megapixels, a larger aperture to capture better images in poorly lited situations and a much higher (4K) video definition.
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