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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-11-15 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 9.79 |
| 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 | |
| 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 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
The Galaxy A9 (2018) is slightly better than the Xiaomi Black Shark, getting an 85.2 score against 80.4. Although the Galaxy A9 (2018) and the Xiaomi Black Shark were released only 7 months apart, the Galaxy A9 (2018) is somewhat thinner and a bit lighter. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater quantity of pixels in each screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark has just a little better battery performance than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3800mAh. The Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a larger sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs, a larger aperture to take better low-light captures and videos and a camera with much more MP.
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