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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2020-05-15 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 25.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.33 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A41 is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark, getting a global score of 81.7 against 80.4. Both devices in this review use Android OS, but the Galaxy A41 has the older 11 version while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Galaxy A41 body is incredibly newer, notably lighter and thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a little better performance than Galaxy A41, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a greater amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark features a little more vivid display than Galaxy A41, although it has a quite smaller screen, a little lower 1080 x 2160 resolution and a quite lower pixel count in each screen inch.
Galaxy A41 features a bigger memory for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A41 captures better photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for shooting photographs or videos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy A41 also counts with a way larger sensor which gives a lot better image and video quality and a back facing camera with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit superior battery performance than Galaxy A41, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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