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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-02-16 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.42 x 3.15 x 0.37 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark has a general score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than Xperia XA2 Ultra's score of 75.5. Even when the Xiaomi Black Shark and Xperia XA2 Ultra were released with only a couple of months difference, the Xiaomi Black Shark is lighter and a bit thinner. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a slightly better display than Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a quite brighter screen, a bit higher quantity of pixels per display inch and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a better memory capacity to install games and applications than Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit faster processing unit than Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 4 GB more RAM.
The Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra has a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra also counts with a much bigger camera sensor which gives a much higher image and video quality and a camera in the back with lot more MP.
Xiaomi Black Shark has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Xperia XA2 Ultra, because it has a 12 percent bigger battery capacity.
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