Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-10-20 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is a bit better than Galaxy S5 Active, having an 82.9 score against 75.6. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is a somewhat heavier cellphone than Galaxy S5 Active, but both of them are 0.35inches thick. Both devices we compare here include Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4, so it provides you a couple additional features and better performance.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores (and they are faster). The Galaxy S5 Active features a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has a really smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a quite higher display density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a back facing camera with a much better resolution and higher 60 frames per second video frame rates. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a much better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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