Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2021-11-11 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.44 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 810 5G MT6833 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.67 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G is slightly better than the Xiaomi Black Shark, having an 81.5 score against 80.4. Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G is a newer and a little bit thinner cellphone than Xiaomi Black Shark, although it is just a little heavier. Both phones we compare here use Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G has the older 11 version while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a slightly better screen than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little bit lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better amount of pixels in each inch of display. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit more powerful CPU than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a greater amount of RAM.
Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G has a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same camera aperture and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G also has a way higher 50 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and better 60 frames per second video frame rate.
Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G has a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 1 TB. The Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G counts with greater battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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