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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-04-04 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 411 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 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) is slightly better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, having a global score of 84.2 against 78.7. Even though the Galaxy A7 (2018) is incredibly older than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, it's construction is notably lighter and thinner. Galaxy A7 (2018) features an extremely better CPU than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little bit lower 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel amount in each inch in the screen. Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 41% more battery size. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a much better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller back camera sensor and a tinier camera aperture which is not good for low light photography, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a back camera with much more megapixels.
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