Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-02-05 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark is a little bit better than the Galaxy M20, with a overall score of 80.4 against 78.9. Even being the best cellphone in this review, we must tell that it is also older, a little bit heavier and a bit thicker. Both devices in this comparison come with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy M20 has Android 10, providing lots of additional features.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy M20, although it has a little bit lower screen density, a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a little bit smaller screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit better processing power than Galaxy M20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark shoots clearer videos and photos than Galaxy M20, because although it has a camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a larger camera sensor, a larger aperture and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality. The Galaxy M20 counts with a better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M20 features better battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 25% bigger battery capacity.
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