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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2018-10-20 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro's 78.7 overall score. Galaxy A7 (2018)'s construction is somewhat thinner and much lighter than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, despite of the fact that it was released 4 years before. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much better performing processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel count per screen inch. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro captures a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera sensor which provides a worse image and video quality and a smaller aperture which is not so good for capturing images and video in low light situations, it also counts with a lot more megapixels camera in the back and a way better (4K) video definition.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a slightly better memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a superior battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 4650mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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