SHAREit vs Xender: Which File Transfer App for Android Is Better?

If you own an Android phone, you may have at least one file sharing app. And if you're one, who likes their files transfer process to happen in the speed of light, there must be two Android apps that have risen to fame lately — SHAREit and Xender.

Both the apps boast of over 100 million downloads and claim to be 200 times faster than the conventional Bluetooth connection. Plus, not to mention the fact that the duo sees their share of regular updates.

So, it seems only fair that we pit both the apps against each other and see who wins at the end.

OVERVIEW

If we dig deeper, SHAREit and Xender are more than just file transfer applications. While SHAREit also works as an app manager and a video player, Xender lets you listen to songs, thanks to its integration of Hungama Music.

After this brief overview, let’s have a quick roundup of the common tools of both the apps.

COMMON FEATURES

1. File Transfer Speed

Xender and SHAREit are both known to have high transfer speeds. In fact, SHAREit claims that its maximum speed can go as high as 20MB/s. On the contrary, Xender's maximum speed is somewhere near 40MB/s.

However, let's not forget that the transfer speed depends on the Wi-Fi interference, the read-write speed of the device, and the distance between the nodes. Hence, you might not get a speed as high as claimed by the developers.

When it drills down to the comparison, the speed of both the apps is almost at par with each other.

2. Types of Files Supported

Both Xender and SHAREit support a majority of the file types such as videos, pictures, apps, music app, and documents like pdf or zip files.

Xender goes a notch higher when it comes to file support. Apart from the above, it supports a number of file formats such as .apk, .epub, .txt, .ebk, and the standard doc formats .doc or .ppt.

3. Interface and Ease of Use

When it comes to the interface, I would side with Xender for its beautiful categorization of apps, photos, and music. Sending over selected media or apps is also as easy as pie with this app.

All you need to do is tap on Send and wait for the receiver to confirm the drop.

On the other hand, the more popular SHAREit has a clunky interface on top. The homepage is riddled with ads.

When it comes to the ease of use, selecting photos and apps on SHAREit is easier. A gentle tap on the picture and it would be added to the list of Selectedfiles regardless of the type.

4. Multiple Device Sharing

Both the apps have the support for multiple file sharing. Xender goes the conventional way of Web Share, where you can share files to connected devices by connecting them to a portable Wi-Fi network. An alternate way is to scan a given QR code.

You can share files to connected devices by connecting to a portable Wi-Fi network.