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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-05 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.43 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Red | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Cortex-A53 (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark is slightly better than Galaxy A20s, with an 80.4 score against 77. The Xiaomi Black Shark body is older, just a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker than Galaxy A20s. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A20s has Android 11 version, providing you a lot of extra features and performance enhancements.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy A20s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater screen density and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A20s, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a higher amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark captures a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A20s, because although it has a lesser mega pixels resolution camera in the back, and they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark also counts with a much better video resolution and a way larger camera sensor capturing way better quality videos and photographs.
The Samsung Galaxy A20s features more memory capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark's battery life is very similar to the battery lifetime in Galaxy A20s.
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