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| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-05-06 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Metal and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 409 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 | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.02 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has an overall score of 88.3, which is better than the Galaxy M20's 78.9 score. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a newer 11 version and Galaxy M20 has Android 10 version. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 body is much newer, but somewhat thicker and heavier than Galaxy M20.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a better performance than Galaxy M20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M20, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a little bit larger screen.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 shoots greater pictures and videos than Galaxy M20, because it has a bigger aperture, a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution camera, a lot bigger sensor which offers a much better photo and video quality and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy M20 features a quite bigger storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M20 counts with a little better battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because it has an 11% more battery capacity.
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