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| Global Score | |
| 82.3 | 79.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 14 |
| 2019-03-28 | 2023-12-11 |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Brave Black, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue and Personality Yellow |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G68 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.76") 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 | -- |
| 11.55 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, getting a general score of 82.3 against 79.9. Xiaomi Black Shark 2's body is noticeably older, a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has the previous 10 version and Samsung Galaxy A25 5G has Android 14 version.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a much greater performance than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a higher amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy A25 5G counts with a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a quite lower amount of pixels per display inch, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340, the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G also counts with way more screen brightness and a little bit larger screen.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 video resolution and a worse 48 megapixels resolution camera in the back, and they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a much bigger sensor which offers a lot higher photo and video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A25 5G has a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy A25 5G has greater battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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