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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Asus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 14 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2024-01-08 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 8's 79.5 score. The Xiaomi Black Shark body is lighter than the Asus ROG Phone 8, but it's just a little thicker and was released many years before. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Black Shark has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Asus ROG Phone 8 has Android 14 version.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a way better processing power than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a much better display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a quite worse pixel density, it also counts with way more brightness, a quite bigger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a way better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a lot larger sensor providing a much higher image quality, a way higher video resolution and a lot higher 50 mega pixels resolution camera in the back.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a superior memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has more internal memory. Asus ROG Phone 8 features a really longer battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 5500mAh battery size.
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