Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-05-05 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark is better than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, getting a score of 80.4 against 72.8. Xiaomi Black Shark's construction is newer, but thicker and a bit heavier than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xperia XA1 Ultra, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a just a little better pixels quantity in each display inch and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a better storage capacity for games and applications than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit superior processor than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a much better battery lifetime than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a slightly better camera than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a back facing camera with a much lower resolution and a lot smaller sensor capturing way lower quality videos and photos, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and videos in low light environments.
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