Xiaomi Black Shark vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Black Shark

Xiaomi Black Shark

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1)

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Xiaomi Black Shark or Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Black Shark Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1)
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Release date 2018, April 2017, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.6 x 75.4 x 9.3 mm | 6.36 x 6.36 x 2.97 in 153 x 76.2 x 7.7 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 3 in
Weight 190 g | 6.7 oz 153 g | 5.4 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Black, Gray, Royal Blue (128/8GB only) Gold, Dark Grey, Silver, Rose Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 240 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.99" in 5.5" in
Screen area 92.6 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.0% 71.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 267 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - Always-on display
-97% DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1.25µm, dual pixel PDAF
-20 MP, f/1.8, 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
-13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, 1.0µm 16 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 505
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 355979
GeekBench 6 Single Core 442
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1577
GeekBench 5 Single Core 434
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1861
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2392
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8368
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13220

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A (3CA) HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Versions: Redmi Y1 (India); Redmi Note 5A (Global); Redmi Note 5A Prime (China, Malaysia)

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