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| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-05-06 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Metal and Plastic | Plastic and 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 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 has a general score of 88.3, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A50s's overall score of 86.6. These devices use Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has newer 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A50s has Android 10, providing some additional features and optimized performance. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is newer than Samsung Galaxy A50s, it's way thicker and notably heavier.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A50s, because although it has a quite worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a bit larger screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy A50s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a greater amount of RAM.
Galaxy A50s counts with a superior storage to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A50s also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 captures a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A50s, and although they both have a same size back camera sensor, a 48 MP camera in the back and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has higher 60 fps video frame rate and a bigger aperture.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a little better battery duration than Galaxy A50s, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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