Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 13 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2023-05-04 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.77 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark is slightly better than the Motorola Edge 40, getting an 80.4 score against 77.2. Despite being the best phone we compare here, the Xiaomi Black Shark is a way older, heavier and thicker phone than the Motorola Edge 40. Both devices we are comparing work with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13, giving some additional features.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with an extremely better processing unit than Motorola Edge 40. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has way more brightness, a little more pixels per display inch, a bit larger screen and a little higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark and Motorola Edge 40 count with similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. Motorola Edge 40 features just a little better battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 4400mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
Motorola Edge 40 has a much better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking much better quality pictures and videos, a camera in the back with a lot higher 50 MP resolution and a lot bigger aperture.
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