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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-05-15 | 2021-05-06 |
| 5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal and Plastic |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 431 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.81 |
| 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 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 | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has an overall score of 88.3, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A41's score of 81.7. Xiaomi Black Shark 4's construction is newer, but way thicker and way heavier than Galaxy A41. Both of these devices come with the same Android 11 OS, so both should provide you identical OS features.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a much better looking screen than Galaxy A41, because although it has a just a little lower display pixel density, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2400 resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also counts with a little bit bigger screen. The Galaxy A41 features a quite bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A41, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a greater amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A41, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 3500mAh.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A41, and although they both have a same resolution camera, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same sensor size, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a bigger diafragm aperture and higher 60 fps video frame rates.
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