Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 14 |
| 2018-04-20 | -- |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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
Xiaomi Black Shark has a global score of 80.4, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A16 5G's 76.2 overall score. The Xiaomi Black Shark body is just a little bit lighter but thicker than the Galaxy A16 5G. Both phones we are comparing here include Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A16 5G has Android 14 version, so it provides the user some nice extra features.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a really superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy A16 5G features a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a just a little lower pixel quantity in each inch of screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340, a quite larger screen and a brighter screen.
The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G counts with a superior memory for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has better battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
The Xiaomi Black Shark captures a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a camera with way less mega pixels resolution, they both have a F1.8 aperture.
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