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| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-05-06 | 2020-06-17 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Metal and Plastic | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is a bit better than the Huawei P40 lite 5G, getting a general score of 88.3 against 83.4. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has newer 11 version and Huawei P40 lite 5G has Android 10. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 construction is newer, but thicker and a little bit heavier than the Huawei P40 lite 5G.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a brighter screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little bit lower screen pixels density, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also counts with a bit larger display. Huawei P40 lite 5G's storage capacity for games and applications is very similar to the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 one, both have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a bit better CPU than Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a higher amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has a 13 percent more battery size.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 captures slightly better videos and photos than Huawei P40 lite 5G, although it has a lower (4K) video definition and a back camera with much less megapixels resolution, they both have a same size camera aperture.
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