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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has an overall score of 82.3, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018)'s score of 79.2. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 construction is newer than Galaxy A8 (2018)'s, but it's a little bit thicker and heavier. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit better display than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little lower amount of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little bigger screen. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 takes way better videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for taking photos or videos in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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