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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-20 | 2016-08-02 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark has a general score of 80.4, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Note7's 79.5 overall score. The Xiaomi Black Shark construction is newer than Samsung Galaxy Note7's, but it's heavier and somewhat thicker. The Xiaomi Black Shark has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has 4 more cpu cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Note7 features a display that's very similar to Xiaomi Black Shark's screen, because although the Galaxy Note7 has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better quantity of pixels per display inch. Xiaomi Black Shark takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note7, although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for capturing photographs and videos in poorly lited environments and a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality photos, they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the same video frame rate and the same resolution back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 has just a bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3500mAh.
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