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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Nokia |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2021-05-01 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.65 x 3.14 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Midnight Sun and Nordic Blue |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 402 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G SM4350 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 8.8 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4470mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 is just a bit better than Nokia X20, getting an 80.4 score against 77.2. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Nokia X20 has Android 11, giving some additional features and improved performance. Xiaomi Black Shark is a lighter phone than the Nokia X20, but both of them are 0.36inches thick.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit better display than Nokia X20, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better amount of pixels per display inch. The Nokia X20 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Nokia X20 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with just a little better hardware performance than Nokia X20, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Nokia X20 counts with just a little better battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 4470mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a much better camera than Nokia X20, although it has a back camera with lot less megapixels resolution.
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