Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh 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 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark is better than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), with a score of 80.4 against 72.5. Even being the best cellphone in this review, Xiaomi Black Shark is an a bit thicker and just a little heavier cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018). The Xiaomi Black Shark features a much better looking display than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a bit larger screen, a lot better display density and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a better processing power than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 6 GB more RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture and a lower 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way better (4K) video quality and a bigger sensor providing a better image quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark features better battery duration than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a 21% bigger battery size.
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