Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-08-13 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass; metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark is a little bit better than Galaxy Note 5, with an 80.4 score against 79.3. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark is notably newer than the Galaxy Note 5, it's heavier and thicker. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark has 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1 version, offering a lot of extra features.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater number of pixels per inch in the display and a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a better processor than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. Xiaomi Black Shark has improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 captures slightly better videos and photos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light captures, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a back camera with lot more megapixels and a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs.
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