Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-05-23 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.63 x 2.72 x 0.30 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 205.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 | |
| 23.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2620mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark has a score of 80.4, which is better than Xperia X's 72.9 general score. Although the Xiaomi Black Shark is newer than Xperia X, it is extremely heavier and somewhat thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit sharper display than Xperia X, because although it has a little bit worse amount of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a larger display and a little higher 1080 x 2160 resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia X, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit better processor than Sony Xperia X, because it has 2 more cpu cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia X, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. Sony Xperia X counts with a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light captures and videos, and they both have the same video resolution, the Sony Xperia X also counts with a way larger camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and photographs, a much more mega-pixels camera in the back and higher 60 frames per second video frame rates.
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