Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus 2018 vs Xiaomi Black Shark 2

Product
Xiaomi Black Shark 2
359 USD

Price
359 USD
359 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Xiaomi Mobiles
Model No
Galaxy A8+ - 2018
Black Shark 2

Launch Date
2018, January 22
2019, March 02

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40 ,1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41 - India
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A

Dimensions
159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
163.6 x 75 x 8.8 mm (6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 in)
Weight
191 g (6.74 oz)
205 g (7.23 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Glass front, aluminum back, Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame frame
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Black, Silver, Blue

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
AMOLED Display
Size
6.0 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~75.5% screen-to-body ratio)
6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~81.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)

OS
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10,
Chipset
Exynos 7885 (14 nm)
Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver)

RAM
4GB
6GB/8GB
Storage
32GB/64GB, eMMC 5.1
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Lens 1
16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
48 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom

Lens 1
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
Charging
Fast charging 27W

Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer ,ANT+
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes 24-bit/192kHz audio
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS ,YesRadio,FM radio
A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEOInfrared port,YesRadio,FM radio
NFC
Yes
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB Type-C 2.0
Radio
No

Performance
AnTuTu: 343460 (v7) GeekBench: 11192 (v4.4) GFXBench: 36fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Loudspeaker
Voice 67dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 82dB
Audio quality
Noise -90.7dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB