Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-06-01 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | 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 |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 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 |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 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 (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 |
| 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 has an overall score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than Galaxy C7's 77.7 global score. Both devices in this comparison use Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy C7 has Android 8.0 Oreo. The Xiaomi Black Shark body is newer than Galaxy C7's, but it is somewhat heavier and incredibly thicker.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy C7, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy C7, because it has a little larger screen, a just a bit more pixels per display inch and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a slightly better camera than Galaxy C7, because although it has a lot less megapixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger aperture and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. Xiaomi Black Shark has a little bit better storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy C7, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with superior battery duration than Galaxy C7, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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