Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-10-01 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark is better than Galaxy A8 (2016), with a score of 80.4 against 72.8. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Black Shark has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow, so it counts with some nice extra features. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark is newer than the Galaxy A8 (2016), it is a lot thicker and a little heavier.
Xiaomi Black Shark features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 5 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a little larger display, a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a bit higher count of pixels in each display inch.
Xiaomi Black Shark shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a camera with much less MP, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and a way better video definition. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features greater battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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