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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-02-24 | 2019-10-20 |
| 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a score of 82.9, which is better than Sony Xperia Z2's general score of 72.9. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is a way newer cellphone than Sony Xperia Z2, but it is just a little thicker and a lot heavier. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has newer 9.0 Pie version and Sony Xperia Z2 has Android 4.4.4 version, so it provides you a lot of extra features and performance optimizations.
Xperia Z2 features a slightly better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a little better display density. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z2, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a bit faster processing unit than Xperia Z2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and 4 more processing cores. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with longer battery life than Xperia Z2, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a very superior camera than Xperia Z2, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a larger diafragm aperture, a larger sensor shooting better quality pictures and videos and a much more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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