Product
Xiaomi Black Shark Helo
Xiaomi Black Shark Helo
Google Pixel 9a
Google Pixel 9a
Battery
Charging 18W wired, QC3 23W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless Bypass charging
Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5100 mAh
Body
Build - Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back
Dimensions 160 x 75.2 x 8.7 mm (6.30 x 2.96 x 0.34 in) 154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm (6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Weight 190 g (6.70 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
  - IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC No Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
Display
Protection - Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~402 ppi density) 1080 x 2424 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~422 ppi density)
Size 6.01 inches, 93.2 cm2 (~77.5% screen-to-body ratio) 6.3 inches, 94.7 cm2 (~83.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type AMOLED P-OLED, HDR, 120Hz, 1800 nits (HBM), 2700 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  - Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2018, October. Released 2018, November 2025, March 19
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2025, April 10
Main Camera
Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.9", 1.25µm, dual pixel PDAF 20 MP, f/1.8, 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom 48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 10GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  - UFS 3.1
Misc
Colors Black Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony
Models AWM-A0 GXQ96, GTF7P, G3Y12
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - International
5G bands - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU Adreno 630 Mali-G715 MP7
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades
Selfie camera
Features - HDR, panorama
Single 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.8", 1.0µm 13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 12:42h
Loudspeaker - -27.2 LUFS (Good)