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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-10-20 |
| 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 | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| 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+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.72 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.88 |
| 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 Pro has a score of 82.9, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro body is way newer than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s, but it is just a bit heavier and somewhat thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bit higher pixel quantity per inch in the display, a bit bigger screen and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a much better (4K) video quality, a way more MP back camera and a larger camera aperture to take better low light images and video. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with just a bit better battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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