Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-10-20 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| 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 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Krait 450 (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 420 (500 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 + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 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 |
| 9.79 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a general score of 82.9, which is slightly better than Galaxy S5 Plus's overall score of 78.1. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro's design is extremely newer than the Galaxy S5 Plus's, but it's just a little bit thicker and notably heavier. Both phones in our current comparison include Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S5 Plus has Android 4.4.2 version, giving you some additional features and a performance increase.
The Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has a much smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel count in each inch in the display. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and 6 GB more RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro takes much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has better video frame rate, a back-facing camera with way more megapixels, a larger diafragm aperture and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a much better image and video quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a really longer battery performance than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 43 percent more battery capacity.
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