Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2018-06-28 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has an overall score of 78.7, which is slightly better than Galaxy J8's global score of 76.7. Both phones in our current comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has newer 12 version and Galaxy J8 has Android 10 version, giving you a couple additional features. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro's body is incredibly newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than the Galaxy J8.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a quite larger display, a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a greater pixel count per inch in the display. Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with an extremely better processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a 33 percent more battery size.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro takes greater photographs and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and a tinier sensor taking lower quality videos and photographs, it also counts with a much higher 108 MP resolution back-facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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