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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-20 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
The Galaxy S8 has an overall score of 81.7, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark's 80.4 global score. Despite of the fact that Galaxy S8 is older than Xiaomi Black Shark, it's body is lighter and thinner. Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S8 features a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a greater number of pixels per inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a camera that's very similar to the camera in Xiaomi Black Shark, and although the Samsung Galaxy S8 has a bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a larger aperture to take better low-light captures and video, they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, a back facing camera with a 12 megapixels and the same (4K) video quality.
Galaxy S8 has a little bit better storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with superior battery duration than Galaxy S8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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