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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 12 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.13 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), having a general score of 78.7 against 72.8. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro body is noticeably newer than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)'s, although it's extremely thicker and heavier. Both devices in our current comparison have Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has an older 12 version and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
The Galaxy A8 (2016) has a bit better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a little lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, a little bit less pixels per inch in the display and a quite smaller display. The Galaxy A8 (2016) features a very superior processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a way higher (4K) video definition, a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels and a bigger aperture. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a much better memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a much longer battery life than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 4650mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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