Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-05-22 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 109.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 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 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A6, getting a overall score of 80.4 against 75.8. Although it's the best device in this comparison, the Xiaomi Black Shark design is somewhat heavier and thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A6. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a much better display than Galaxy A6, because it has a greater display pixels density, a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a little bigger screen.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark features a better performing processing unit than Galaxy A6, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A6, because although it has a tinier aperture, a lot less mega-pixels back camera and a smaller sensor giving a lower image quality, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark has superior battery performance than Galaxy A6, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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