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| Global Score | |
| 82.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-03-28 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with a score of 82.3 against 75.8. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is a much newer cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's somewhat thicker and notably heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a bit less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bigger screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light images, a camera with a lot higher resolution and a much higher video definition.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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