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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-05-23 | 2021-05-06 |
| 5.63 x 2.72 x 0.30 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| Metal | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 205.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2620mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is a lot better than the Xperia X, getting an 88.3 score against 72.9. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is a much newer cellphone than Xperia X, but it is noticeably heavier and noticeably thicker. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a faster processor than Xperia X, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a more vivid display than Sony Xperia X, because although it has a little bit worse quantity of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2400px resolution and a lot larger screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 captures much clearer photos and videos than Sony Xperia X, because it has a back facing camera with a lot better resolution, a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light images and video, a larger sensor taking better quality photos and a much better (4K) video definition.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia X, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia X, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 costs a lot more money than the Sony Xperia X, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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