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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-20 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 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 |
| 9.9 | 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, 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
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a score of 84.2, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark 2's general score of 82.3. Even when the Galaxy A7 (2018) and the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 were released only a couple months apart, the Galaxy A7 (2018) is thinner and somewhat lighter. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a little better processing power than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite lower screen pixels density, it also counts with a little bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has greater battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery size. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for capturing pictures or video in low light environments, it also counts with a much more megapixels back facing camera, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a much bigger sensor which gives a way higher image and video quality.
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