Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-15 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Note8 is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, with an 83 score against 82.3. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 construction is a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, although it was released just 19 months before. Both devices we compare here use Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Note8 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has Android 10, providing you some extra features.
Galaxy Note8 has a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy Note8 has a little bit more memory to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Note8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for shooting images or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a much larger camera sensor shooting much higher quality videos and pictures and a much higher 48 MP resolution back facing camera.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features better battery duration than Galaxy Note8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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