Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), having a score of 80.4 against 75.8. Xiaomi Black Shark's design is newer, but thicker and a little heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a quite larger screen, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a just a little higher screen pixels density.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with more storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a larger amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lot lower 12 MP resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos and a way higher video definition. The Xiaomi Black Shark has just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has an 11 percent larger battery size.
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