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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-05-06 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| Glass and Metal | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a global score of 88.3 against 75.8. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is a lot newer than the Galaxy A5 (2017), it's thicker and extremely heavier. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a bit worse number of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bigger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a really longer battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 50 percent more battery capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a back facing camera with much more mega pixels, a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos and a much better video quality.
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