Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-02-05 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.88 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M20, with an 82.9 score against 78.9. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is a just a little heavier device than Samsung Galaxy M20, but both of them have the same thickness. Both phones we are comparing have Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy M20 has Android 10, providing you some nice extra features.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a little sharper screen than Galaxy M20, because although it has a just a little lower pixels density, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also counts with a quite larger display. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM.
Galaxy M20 has a better storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M20 counts with better battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a lot better camera than Galaxy M20, because it has a way bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality, a camera with a much better 48 mega pixels resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better images and videos in low-light environments and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
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