Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.3 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-28 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.5 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 the Xiaomi Black Shark, having a general score of 82.3 against 80.4. Xiaomi Black Shark 2's body is newer and just a bit thinner than Xiaomi Black Shark's, although it is also just a little bit heavier. Both devices we compare here include Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has older 10 version while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a just a little less pixels per display inch, a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a quite smaller display, it also counts with more screen brightness. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with as much memory capacity to store more games and applications as the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, both have equal internal memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a processing unit that is just as good as the processor in Xiaomi Black Shark 2, both of them have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount. Xiaomi Black Shark and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 feature extremely similar batteries. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 shoots better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a much larger sensor capturing way higher quality videos and photos and a camera in the back with way more mega pixels.
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