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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 | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.9 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| 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 just a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a general score of 82.3 against 75.8. Xiaomi Black Shark 2's body is a lot newer than Galaxy A7 (2017)'s, but it's a little heavier and somewhat thicker. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a quite better screen pixels density, a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit larger display. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 takes much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a much more MP back-facing camera, a bigger camera aperture to take better photos and video in poorly lited situations and a way better (4K) video definition.
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