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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 12 |
| 2021-05-27 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Black and White |
| Glass and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) 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 |
| 11 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, with a overall score of 78.7 against 76.7. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro's design is newer than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's, although it is somewhat thicker and heavier. These phones include Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a newer 12 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a slightly better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher pixels quantity in each inch of display. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a way better performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a lot smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing way lower quality videos and photographs, and they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels and a lot better video resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a little longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a 16 percent larger battery size.
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