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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-10-14 | 2021-05-06 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| Diamond black and Twilight blue | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | -- |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 4 is way better than nubia Z20, having a general score of 88.3 against 71.9. Xiaomi Black Shark 4's design is newer than nubia Z20's, although it's thicker and heavier. These devices use Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has the older 11 version while nubia Z20 has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a bit sharper screen than nubia Z20, because although it has a bit inferior pixel quantity in each inch of display, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, a quite bigger display and much more brightness. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a bit better performance than nubia Z20. They have 8 cores and 8 GB of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 and nubia Z20 feature very similar memory capacity for applications and games, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a bit superior battery lifetime than nubia Z20, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a slightly better camera than nubia Z20, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for capturing photographs and videos in low-light situations, and they both have the same sensor size, the same resolution back facing camera and the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also counts with better video frame rate.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bit cheaper.
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