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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-21 | 2021-05-06 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | -- |
| 385 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has an overall score of 88.3, which is much better than the nubia Red Magic 5G's overall score of 75.7. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has newer 11 version while nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10, so it gives a couple additional features. Xiaomi Black Shark 4's construction is newer and just a little bit lighter, but a bit thicker than the nubia Red Magic 5G.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has just a little better hardware performance than nubia Red Magic 5G. Both have a 8 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a little more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 5G, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a quite better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, a much brighter display and a little better number of pixels per screen inch.
Nubia Red Magic 5G and Xiaomi Black Shark 4 both have extremely similar memory capacity to install games and applications, they have the same 128 GB internal storage. Nubia Red Magic 5G and Xiaomi Black Shark 4 have really similar batteries. The nubia Red Magic 5G shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same video resolution and a same size camera aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a bigger sensor taking better quality photos and videos and a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is also a bit cheaper, which makes it a very good choice.
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