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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Nokia |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-20 | 2019-09-30 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than the Nokia 7.2's general score of 75.9. Despite being the best phone in this review, the Xiaomi Black Shark design is older, just a little heavier and thicker than Nokia 7.2. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Black Shark has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Nokia 7.2 has Android 10 version, so it provides you some additional features.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little bit better screen than Nokia 7.2, although it has a quite smaller display, a little bit less pixels per inch of display and a quite lower 1080 x 2160px resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Nokia 7.2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Nokia 7.2 counts with a much better storage for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Nokia 7.2 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Nokia 7.2 shoots a bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video resolution and a F1.8 aperture, the Nokia 7.2 also has a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels and a much larger sensor shooting way better quality videos and photos.
Xiaomi Black Shark features just a little bit longer battery life than Nokia 7.2, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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