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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-04-04 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a general score of 78.7 against 75.8. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is a lot newer than Galaxy A5 (2017), it's somewhat thicker and extremely heavier. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a much powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a way smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little bit better amount of pixels in each screen inch. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4650mAh battery size against 3000mAh. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro takes way better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a way better 108 MP resolution back-facing camera and a larger aperture.
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