Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 402 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A21s, with a general score of 80.4 against 77.7. Both phones we are comparing here include Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark has 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy A21s has Android 10 version. The Xiaomi Black Shark design is a little bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A21s, although it is just a little thicker and was released many years before.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a better screen than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixel density and a much better 1080 x 2160 resolution.
Galaxy A21s has a much better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs and video in low light environments, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a way bigger sensor taking way higher quality photos and videos and a lot more mega pixels camera.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with slightly more storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy A21s has superior battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 25 percent greater battery capacity.
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