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| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-06 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | 16 777 216 |
| Metal and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 411 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 7885 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.28 |
| 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 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), having an 88.3 score against 84.2. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 construction is extremely newer, but noticeably thicker and heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018). The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a brighter display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bit larger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 shoots greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution, a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a way bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has longer battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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