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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-20 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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
Galaxy A7 (2018) has an overall score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark's global score of 80.4. Galaxy A7 (2018) is a lighter and somewhat thinner phone than Xiaomi Black Shark, even when they were released only a couple of months apart. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2160 resolution and a little bit lower display density, they both have a display with the same size. The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) shoots clearer photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a back camera with a way better 24 megapixels resolution, a bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a larger aperture.
Xiaomi Black Shark features superior battery performance than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 21 percent bigger battery size.
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