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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2022-04-04 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is slightly better than Galaxy A5 (2017), having a 78.7 score against 75.8. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is much newer than Galaxy A5 (2017), it's somewhat thicker and heavier. The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a really smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a little greater pixels amount per screen inch.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a much better storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a much better hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4650mAh battery capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro shoots greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much better video quality, a bigger aperture and a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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