Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-03-08 | 2021-05-06 |
| 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 281.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | -- |
| 551 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Galaxy S10 is a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, with a global score of 88.3 against 88.3. The Galaxy S10 is an much older device than the Xiaomi Black Shark 4, but Samsung made it notably thinner and incredibly lighter. Both of these devices come with the same Android 11 OS (operating system), so both should give the same operating system features.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features just a bit better performance than Galaxy S10. Both of them have a 8 GB RAM and 8 processing cores. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S10, because although it has a lot worse pixels density and a lot lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, it also counts with a quite bigger display.
The Galaxy S10 features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy S10 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a superior camera than Galaxy S10, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light captures and video, and they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also counts with a camera with way more mega pixels and a much larger camera sensor providing a way better image quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with greater battery lifetime than Galaxy S10, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
The Galaxy S10 not only is the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest, making this phone an obvious call.
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