Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-20 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Iceberg grey and Shadow black | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.02 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a global score of 82.9, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M20's general score of 78.9. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is a just a little bit heavier cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy M20, but both are 0.35inches thick. Both phones we compare here come with Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy M20 has Android 10.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a slightly better display than Galaxy M20, because although it has a just a bit worse pixel density, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also counts with a quite bigger display. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy M20, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy M20, because it has a bigger aperture for better low light photography and videos, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot better quality videos and photographs and a way more megapixels camera.
Galaxy M20 counts with more memory for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB. Galaxy M20 features greater battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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