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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-03-18 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 10.23 | 9.79 |
| 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark is just a bit better than the Galaxy M12, getting a general score of 80.4 against 80. These phones use Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark has newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy M12 has Android 10, providing the user a couple nice extra features. Xiaomi Black Shark's body is somewhat lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Galaxy M12, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a much better looking display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a higher display density. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy M12 has a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light captures, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a lot more MP back-facing camera.
Galaxy M12 has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a superior battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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