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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-06-20 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 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) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a score of 82.3, which is a bit better than the Galaxy J7 Max's 76.1 general score. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is newer than the Galaxy J7 Max, it is somewhat heavier and just a little thicker. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has the older 10 version while Galaxy J7 Max has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has just a little better performance than Galaxy J7 Max, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because it has a bit larger screen, a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a quite higher pixels density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with a much better 48 megapixels resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has better battery performance than Galaxy J7 Max, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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