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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.81 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and Yellow | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 720 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 293 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark has an overall score of 80.4, which is better than Xiaomi Redmi 6's 72.5 overall score. The Xiaomi Black Shark is a heavier and a bit thicker phone than the Xiaomi Redmi 6. Xiaomi Black Shark comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Xiaomi Redmi 6 has Android OS.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi 6, because it has a quite bigger display, a better display pixels density and a lot higher 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit faster processor than Xiaomi Redmi 6, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark shoots better videos and photos than Xiaomi Redmi 6, and although they both have a 12 mega pixels resolution back camera, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a lot better video quality and a bigger aperture. Xiaomi Redmi 6 features a bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 256 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features longer battery performance than Xiaomi Redmi 6, because it has a 33 percent larger battery size.
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