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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-04-04 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black and White | 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 | |
| 6.7 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 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.65 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 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
Galaxy S9 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, having an 83.3 score against 78.7. Galaxy S9 is an notably older phone than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, but it's thinner and lighter anyway. The Galaxy S9 counts with an extremely better CPU than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a much better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixel count per inch of display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a quite bigger memory for applications and games than Galaxy S9, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S9, because it has 4650mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a greater camera than Galaxy S9, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor and a tinier aperture which is not favorable for taking pictures and/or video in low light environments, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with a camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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