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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 12 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2022-04-07 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.48 x 3.03 x 0.29 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark has an overall score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M53 5G's general score of 76.7. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark has newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy M53 5G has Android 12, so it counts with a couple nice extra features. Although Xiaomi Black Shark is better than the Samsung Galaxy M53 5G, it must be noted that it is also way older, a little heavier and thicker.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a way better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M53 5G, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a sharper screen than Galaxy M53 5G, because although it has a little bit lower 1080 x 2160 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little better screen pixels density.
The Galaxy M53 5G captures slightly better videos and photos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a lot smaller sensor taking lot worse quality videos and images, and they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Galaxy M53 5G also counts with a much higher resolution back-facing camera. The Xiaomi Black Shark's storage for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as the Galaxy M53 5G one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy M53 5G has better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 25% greater battery size.
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