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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-27 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1680 x 720 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 295 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 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 | |
| 3580mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a general score of 80.4, which is much better than Sony Xperia L4's score of 71.8. These phones come with the same Android 9.0 Pie operating system, so you shouldn't notice any differences regarding that. Xiaomi Black Shark's construction is notably older, just a bit thicker and a little heavier than Sony Xperia L4.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit more powerful processor than Xperia L4, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a better screen than Xperia L4, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater count of pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels.
Xiaomi Black Shark shoots a lot better videos and photos than Sony Xperia L4, because although it has a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a lot higher video definition, a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photos and videos and a larger sensor capturing better quality videos and photos.
The Xperia L4 counts with a bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit better battery life than Xperia L4, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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