Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-04-10 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark has a general score of 80.4, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A40's general score of 79.6. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark is a better phone than Galaxy A40, we must note that it's also an older, a lot heavier and thicker phone. These phones include Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A40 has Android 11, so it provides the user a couple additional features and performance optimizations.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit better looking display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a just a bit lower screen density and a quite lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a little bigger display. The Galaxy A40 features a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 4 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark takes a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller sensor, a tinier aperture and a camera with lot less MP resolution, it also counts with a way better (4K) video definition.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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