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| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-06 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | Black, Blue and White |
| Metal and Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 better than the Samsung Galaxy A30, having a overall score of 88.3 against 79.6. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is a noticeably newer phone than the Samsung Galaxy A30, but it's incredibly thicker and way heavier. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a superior processing unit than Galaxy A30, 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 has a better looking screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a bit worse pixels count in each inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little bit larger screen. Galaxy A30 features a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a way better camera than Galaxy A30, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for shooting pictures and/or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a camera with way more MP, a much bigger sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs and a way better (4K) video quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy A30, because it has a 13% larger battery size.
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