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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-04 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Silver |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 9.02 | 11.55 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a global score of 82.3, which is better than the Galaxy J5 (2017)'s overall score of 71.8. Xiaomi Black Shark 2's body is newer than the Galaxy J5 (2017)'s, although it's a lot heavier and thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a much better resolution of 1080 x 2340, a greater pixels count in each inch of screen and a larger screen.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a faster CPU than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a lot better camera than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a lot more MP camera in the back and a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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