Xiaomi Pocophone F1 vs Xiaomi Black Shark Helo Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Smartphone 2

Xiaomi Black Shark Helo

Xiaomi Black Shark Helo

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Xiaomi Pocophone F1 or Xiaomi Black Shark Helo Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Xiaomi Black Shark Helo
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Release date 2018, August 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155.5 x 75.3 x 8.8 mm | 6.12 x 6.12 x 2.96 in 160 x 75.2 x 8.7 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.96 in
Weight 182 g | 6.42 oz 190 g | 6.7 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Graphite Black, Steel Blue, Rosso Red, Armored Edition with Kevlar Black
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 290 EUR 450 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.18" in 6.01" in
Screen area 96.2 cm2 93.2 cm2
Screen format 18.7:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.2% 77.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2246 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 402 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - Always-on display
-100% DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/1.8, 1.25µm, dual pixel PDAF
-20 MP, f/1.8, 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
DxOMark Main Score 91
DxOMark Photo 92
DxOMark Video 90
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 20 MP, f/2.2, 1.0µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.2 POCO Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 630
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 10 GB RAM, 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 355750 332385
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 491
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1628
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2043
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1916
GeekBench 5 Single Core 439 421
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1754 1769
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2194
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 7695
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 12921
GeekBench 4 Battery 4646

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-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), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A (3CA)
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi 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, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W (Quick Charge 3.0)

- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Also known as Xiaomi Poco F1 in India

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