Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.2 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2020-10-12 | 2021-05-06 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Grey | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | -- |
| 449 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| Kryo 585, 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 650 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is just a bit better than the Xperia 5 II, having an 88.3 score against 87.2. Xiaomi Black Shark 4's body is heavier and incredibly thicker than the Xperia 5 II. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has just a bit better looking screen than Xperia 5 II, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a just a bit inferior number of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bit larger screen.
The Sony Xperia 5 II has a superior memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Sony Xperia 5 II also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a little faster CPU than Xperia 5 II. Both have a 8 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a little better battery performance than Xperia 5 II, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a better camera than Sony Xperia 5 II, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing lower quality videos and pictures, a smaller aperture which is worse for capturing photographs and/or video in poorly lited situations and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also counts with a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making this phone an obvious call.
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