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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2021-05-06 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| -- | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 405 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a general score of 88.3, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M31s's 88 score. Both devices in this review include the same Android 11 OS (operating system). Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is newer than Samsung Galaxy M31s, it is just a little bit thicker and just a little heavier.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M31s, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a just a little lower amount of pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2400px, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also counts with a little larger screen.
The Galaxy M31s has a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M31s also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31s shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also counts with a bigger camera sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality and a way higher 64 megapixels resolution back camera.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features improved battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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