Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-20 | 2019-04-26 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 3.52 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A70's score of 76.9. Both phones in this comparison work with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy A70 has Android 10. Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Xiaomi Black Shark design is older, a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker than Samsung Galaxy A70.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A70, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better number of pixels per inch of screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A70, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark takes much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A70, although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos and video and a smaller sensor capturing lower quality videos and photos, they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
The Galaxy A70 has much more storage capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A70 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A70 has just a little bit longer battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 13% greater battery size.
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