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| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android |
| 2021-05-06 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Metal and Plastic | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is much better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, getting a general score of 88.3 against 75.9. Xiaomi Black Shark 4's body is incredibly newer, but extremely thicker and extremely heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 comes with Android 11 OS, and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has Android OS.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a slightly better screen than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a little bit bigger display and a much brighter display. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a bit more powerful processor than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a lot more MP back-facing camera, a bigger aperture to take better low light images, better video frame rates and a way bigger camera sensor which provides a way higher photo and video quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has more internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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