Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-20 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 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 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark is a bit better than Galaxy A40, having a overall score of 80.4 against 79.6. These devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Black Shark has 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A40 has Android 11 version. The Xiaomi Black Shark is an older, a lot heavier and somewhat thicker phone than Galaxy A40.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features just a bit better performance than Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a slightly better display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a bit lower display density and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, it also counts with a little bigger display.
Samsung Galaxy A40 features a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Black Shark has superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A40, because it has a 29% larger battery size.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a camera in the back with lot less mega-pixels, a tinier aperture which is not good for low light photography and videos and a tinier back-facing camera sensor which provides a worse photo and video quality, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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