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| Global Score | |
| 82.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-03-28 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, having a overall score of 83.3 against 82.3. Even though the Galaxy S9 is older than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, it's design is incredibly lighter and a bit thinner. The Galaxy S9 has just a bit better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels count per screen inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy S9, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a superior camera than Galaxy S9, because although it has a smaller aperture and worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a much larger sensor capturing much higher quality videos and photographs and a lot higher 48 MP resolution camera.
The Galaxy S9 features more storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 400 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 33% greater battery size.
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