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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-04-04 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.65 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.48 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
Galaxy S8 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, with an 81.7 score against 78.7. Even though the Galaxy S8 is incredibly older than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, it's body is thinner and incredibly lighter. The Galaxy S8 counts with a much better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display pixels density and a better 1440 x 2960 resolution.
Galaxy S8 has a very superior CPU than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has 4 GB less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S8, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro captures way better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture and a tinier sensor, and they both have the same video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with higher 60 fps video frame rates and a back camera with a lot better 108 mega pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S8, because it has a 4650mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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