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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-08-21 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy Note 20 has a global score of 90.8, which is better than Xiaomi Black Shark's score of 80.4. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 body is notably newer and a little bit thinner, but also just a little heavier than the Xiaomi Black Shark. Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher pixels quantity per display inch.
Galaxy Note 20 features a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark. Both of them have a 8 GB RAM and the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 features a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have a 12 mega pixels back-facing camera and the same aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 also has a way higher 7680x4320 video quality and a way larger sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark's storage for games and applications is just as good as the Galaxy Note 20 one, both have the same 128 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 counts with a bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 4300mAh battery capacity.
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