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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 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 |
| 9.9 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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
Galaxy A7 (2018) is a little bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark, having an 84.2 score against 80.4. Even though the Galaxy A7 (2018) and the Xiaomi Black Shark were released with only 6 months difference, the Galaxy A7 (2018) is lighter and thinner. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a just a little less pixels per display inch and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, they both have a display of the same size. The Galaxy A7 (2018) takes a bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a way more MP camera, a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality photos and a bigger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light situations.
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark has greater battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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