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| Global Score | |
| 78.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-05-05 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.18 x 2.72 x 0.32 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 457 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark is a bit better than Xperia 10 II, having an 80.4 score against 78.5. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark has newer 9.0 Pie version and Xperia 10 II has Android 10 version, so it offers a couple additional features and a performance increase. Although it's the best phone in this review, the Xiaomi Black Shark is a much older, much heavier and somewhat thicker phone than the Xperia 10 II.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit better performance than Xperia 10 II, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 4 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit more vivid display than Sony Xperia 10 II, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a little less pixels per inch of display, they both have a same size display.
The Xperia 10 II features a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Xperia 10 II also has an external SD slot that allows up to 1000 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia 10 II, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia 10 II, because although it has a tinier camera sensor, and they both have the same video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a 12 mega-pixels back-facing camera, the Xiaomi Black Shark also counts with a larger diafragm aperture.
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