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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black and White |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Xiaomi Black Shark is a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, getting a global score of 80.4 against 78.7. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark is older than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, it's body is just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter. These devices have Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has Android 12.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a much better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display. Xiaomi Black Shark has a really superior processing power than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro. Both have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM memory amount.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro captures much clearer pictures and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a smaller sensor giving a lower image quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and a F1.8 aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with better 60 fps video frame rate and a lot better 108 MP resolution back camera.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a little longer battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 4650mAh of battery capacity.
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