Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-20 | 2019-10-20 |
| 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 | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| 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+ SM8150-AC 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 2960 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.88 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, with an 84.2 score against 82.9. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is an older phone than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, but it is lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite lower display pixels density, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a quite larger display. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much better memory to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro shoots a lot better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a way more mega-pixels back facing camera, a lot better (4K) video resolution and a way larger sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and photographs.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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