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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 12 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2022-04-04 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.5 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 (120 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark has a score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro's overall score of 78.7. The Xiaomi Black Shark design is just a little bit thinner and lighter than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it was released 4 years before. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Black Shark has 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has Android 12, so it provides you a couple nice extra features and a performance increase.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a lot better performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro. Both of them have 8 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a much better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a lot better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a smaller sensor giving a lower image quality, and they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with faster 60 frames per second video frame rates and a camera in the back with much more mega pixels.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a much better memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has just a bit better battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 4650mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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