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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-05-01 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 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 |
| 3 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 + 8.00 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a score of 80.4, which is better than Xperia XA1's score of 71.7. Xiaomi Black Shark is a newer phone than Xperia XA1, although it's a lot heavier and thicker. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xperia XA1, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a sharper screen than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has a lot better 1080 x 2160 resolution, a bigger screen and a better pixel count in each display inch. Xiaomi Black Shark's camera is just as good as the camera in Xperia XA1, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark has a way smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing way worse quality pictures and a way worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a better memory to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia XA1, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a really longer battery duration than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
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