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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 79.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 14 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2023-12-11 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Brave Black, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue and Personality Yellow |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G68 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.11 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a general score of 80.4, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G's 79.9 global score. Xiaomi Black Shark's design is a little bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, although it is a bit thicker and was released many years before. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy A25 5G has Android 14 version, giving a couple additional features and performance enhancements.
The Galaxy A25 5G has just a bit better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a quite inferior pixels amount in each inch in the display, it also counts with a bit bigger display, a lot brighter display and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a much better performing CPU than Galaxy A25 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A25 5G features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy A25 5G counts with better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 25 percent greater battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy A25 5G has a much better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the same camera aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a camera in the back with lot more megapixels.
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