Mid-range · 2019

Xiaomi Black Shark 2

Name: Xiaomi Black Shark 2
Brand: Xiaomi

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G

A solid mid-ranger with an AMOLED screen — but a smaller battery shows its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out Smaller battery (4000mAh)

6.39″ AMOLED · 60Hz

Snapdragon 855 6 / 128 GB

4000 mAh 27W charging

48 MP 2 rear · 20 MP selfie

4G LTE

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In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: optical zoom, RAW

Cooling hardware helps with sustained gaming performance

Display

6.39″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.39"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

614 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 640

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

569,800

v10

GeekBench

11,192

Graphics test

GFXBench 36 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 640

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

1x Kryo 485 2.84 GHz + 3x Kryo 485 2.4 GHz + 4x Kryo 485 1.8 GHz

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · 20 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

Telephoto

12 MP f/2.2

Front camera

20 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5KGM1, 1/2", 0.8µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 27 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

93:00h

Wired charging

27 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

205 g · 8.8 mm

Height

163.6 mm

Width

75.0 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

Weight

205 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 11

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 828 × 1792 resolution

29% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

570k vs 816k AnTuTu

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 205 g vs 194 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Higher benchmark score

570k vs 390k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Lower mid-range tier

29% larger battery capacity

27 W vs 15 W charging · 4,000 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.39″ vs 5.8″ screen

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 205 g vs 150 g

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 11

Samsung Galaxy S10e

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