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| Global Score | |
| 78.4 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-04-07 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.16 x 3.04 x 0.28 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Blue and Gold | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| 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 | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 630 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 | 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6 | 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 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Xiaomi Black Shark is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro, getting a global score of 80.4 against 78.4. Both devices in our current comparison come with Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark has newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version, so it provides you a couple additional features and a performance increase. The Xiaomi Black Shark construction is newer than Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro's, but it is just a little heavier and way thicker.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit sharper display than Galaxy C7 Pro, because it has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2160, a quite higher quantity of pixels in each display inch and a bit bigger screen.
Galaxy C7 Pro counts with a bit more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with longer battery lifetime than Galaxy C7 Pro, because it has a 21% larger battery capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark captures slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro, because although it has a way less mega-pixels back camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video quality and a larger diafragm aperture.
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