Black Shark 2 vs POCO F1

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Comparing the Black Shark 2 vs POCO F1 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Black Shark 2 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while POCO F1 runs at 2.8 GHz, making Black Shark 2 the better performer.


Display: Black Shark 2 offers a screen size of 6.39 inches, while POCO F1 offers 6.18 inches, making Black Shark 2 the larger display of the two. Black Shark 2 features a AMOLED display compared to POCO F1's IPS LCD, making Black Shark 2 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Black Shark 2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while POCO F1 offers 12 MP, making Black Shark 2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Black Shark 2 and POCO F1 feature a 20 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Black Shark 2 and POCO F1 offer the same 4000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: POCO F1 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Black Shark 2 offers 128 GB, making POCO F1 the better option for storage.


User Rating: POCO F1 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Black Shark 2 has a rating of 4.4.

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Black Shark 2
₹31,999
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₹21,999
(Out of Stock)
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₹35,999
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Summary

Release Date

01 Jun, 2019
29 Aug, 2018
11 Sep, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.18 inches (15.7 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
48 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
5 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
20 MP
20 MP
32 MP

Battery

N/A
4000 mAh
4000 mAh
10000 mAh
27W Quick Charging
18W Quick Charging
100W Hyper Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

3.5/10
N/A
N/A

User Ratings

4.4/5
(2,656 ratings)
4.5/5
(244,312 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
267,207
AnTuTu Score
N/A

Video

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User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 29, 2018
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
4 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
MIUI
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
10 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 630
Adreno

RAM

6 GB / 12 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
267,207
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.18 inches  (15.7 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
N/A
3840 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
18.7:9
19.5:9

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
120 Hz

Pixel Density

403 ppi
403 ppi
447 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.51 %
82.2 %
89.32 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
89.5 %

Design

Height

163.6 mm
155.5 mm
163.44 mm

Width

75 mm
75.2 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm
8.8 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

205 grams
182 grams
229 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
Back: Polycarbonate
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
N/A

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.751/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.91/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Camera1µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.0 Depth Camera1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.9µm pixel size
20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 0.9µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

4000 mAh
4000 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 30 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 27W Quick Charging v4.0 60% in 30 minutes
Yes 18W Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.719 W/kg Body: 0.746 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope