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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-08-21 | 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 sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note5, having an 80.4 score against 80.2. The Xiaomi Black Shark is a newer device than Samsung Galaxy Note5, but it's thicker and somewhat heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Note5 has a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark features a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 33% bigger battery size. Samsung Galaxy Note5 takes a little bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light captures, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also counts with a larger sensor providing a better image quality and a way higher resolution back camera.
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