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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| 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 2 has an overall score of 82.3, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 design is a lot newer, but somewhat thicker and just a bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a just a little more pixels per inch in the display, a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a quite bigger screen.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 takes a lot better videos and photos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a larger aperture for better images and videos in low light situations, a much better video quality and a camera with much more mega pixels.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a better memory for apps and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3600mAh.
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