Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-20 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.50 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Angel gold, Ghost white and Phantom black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A80 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Black Shark, with an 84.9 score against 80.4. Although Samsung Galaxy A80 is newer than Xiaomi Black Shark, it is a little bit thicker and heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A80. They have the same RAM amount and 8 CPU cores.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A80, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little bit worse 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A80's storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as the Xiaomi Black Shark one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A80 takes much better videos and photos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A80 also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a lot larger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark features just a little better battery performance than Galaxy A80, because it has an 8 percent greater battery capacity.
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