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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark has an overall score of 80.4, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. Although the Xiaomi Black Shark is newer than Galaxy A7 (2017), it is thicker and a bit heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a little faster CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a quite bigger screen, a little higher pixels density and a quite better 1080 x 2160px resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark takes just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lot lower resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition and a larger camera aperture to take better photos and videos in low-light environments.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit longer battery life than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has an 11 percent more battery capacity.
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