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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-03-11 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.79 |
| 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 | |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark is slightly better than Galaxy S7, getting an 80.4 score against 79.5. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark is notably newer than Galaxy S7, it's way heavier and somewhat thicker. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and a higher amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S7 has a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px, a lot brighter display and a better quantity of pixels per screen inch. The Galaxy S7 and the Xiaomi Black Shark count with really similar cameras, and although the Xiaomi Black Shark has a tinier diafragm aperture and a smaller camera sensor giving a worse image quality, they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, a 12 MP resolution back facing camera and the same video resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a quite bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S7, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with greater battery duration than Galaxy S7, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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