Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Xiaomi Black Shark 2
Product
Price
359 USD
359 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Xiaomi Mobiles
Model No
Galaxy A8
Black Shark 2
Launch Date
2015, October 23
2019, March 02
Wikipedia
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Dimensions
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
163.6 x 75 x 8.8 mm (6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 in)
Weight
151 g (5.33 oz)
205 g (7.23 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
Glass front, aluminum back, Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
frame
SIM
Nano-SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Black, Silver, Blue
Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
AMOLED Display
Size
5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~81.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
OS
Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10,
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver)
GPU
Adreno 405
RAM
2GB
6GB/8GB
Storage
32GB
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Lens 1
16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF
48 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
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
5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide)
20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Capacity
Li-Ion 3050 mAh, non-removable
Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
Talk Time
Up to 17 h (3G)
Charging
Fast charging 27W
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
ANT+
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
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
4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) ,YesRadio,FM radio, RDS, record
A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEOInfrared port,YesRadio,FM radio
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio, RDS, recording
No
USB
microUSB 2.0
USB Type-C 2.0
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