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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 12 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2022-06-23 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.44 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Blue. Black and Silver | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2460 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 407 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 8100 SM8250- (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G610 MC6 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5080mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a general score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Poco X4 GT's 74.1 global score. The Xiaomi Black Shark body is just a little bit lighter than Xiaomi Poco X4 GT, although it is just a little bit thicker and was released many years before. Both phones in this review work with Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Poco X4 GT has Android 12, so it gives some nice extra features and increased performance.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a sharper screen than Xiaomi Poco X4 GT, although it has a little bit smaller display, a bit lower 1080 x 2160 resolution and a little worse pixel number per inch in the display. Xiaomi Black Shark has a lot better hardware performance than Xiaomi Poco X4 GT. Both have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core CPU.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Poco X4 GT, because although it has a camera in the back with way less megapixels and a worse (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a much bigger sensor providing a much better image quality. Xiaomi Black Shark features as much memory for applications and games as Xiaomi Poco X4 GT, both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT has greater battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 5080mAh battery capacity.
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