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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-10-20 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Iceberg grey and Shadow black | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.88 | 9.9 |
| 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a global score of 84.2, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro's global score of 82.9. Although the Galaxy A7 (2018) is older than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, it's body is lighter and somewhat thinner. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little bit lower display density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a quite bigger screen.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for shooting images and videos in low-light environments, it also counts with a way more mega pixels camera, a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot bigger sensor shooting much higher quality videos and photos.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 21 percent bigger battery capacity.
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