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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-05-06 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 386 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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 has a global score of 88.3, which is much better than Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 general score. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is way newer than the Galaxy A7 (2017), it's heavier and way thicker. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400, a just a bit higher quantity of pixels in each display inch and a bigger display.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a larger amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a quite bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3600mAh. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 takes a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a larger aperture to capture better low light images and videos, a lot higher video resolution and a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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