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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-05-22 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender | Black and Silver |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 109.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 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 |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a score of 82.3, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A6's overall score of 75.8. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is newer than the Galaxy A6, it is a lot heavier and somewhat thicker. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a quite superior performance than Galaxy A6, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a brighter display than Galaxy A6, because it has a way better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a quite bigger screen and a higher screen pixel density. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with just a bit more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A6, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has improved battery performance than Galaxy A6, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a very superior camera than Galaxy A6, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a way better 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, a much larger camera sensor taking way higher quality photographs and videos and a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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