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| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-06 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 9.24 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), with a overall score of 88.3 against 75.8. Although the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is noticeably newer than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), it's heavier and thicker. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bit better display density, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a larger display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a higher amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a greater camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a back camera with way more mega pixels, a larger aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 25% greater battery capacity.
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