Xiaomi Black Shark 4 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$499 | €499	$720

Design

Dimensions
6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches 163.83 x 76.35 x 10.42 mm	5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
7.41 oz / 210.0 g	5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Dedicated game buttons	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mirror Black , Pale Grey	Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 85.75% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
144Hz, HDR, 1300 nits	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3200 MHz Kryo 585	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 650	Adreno 630
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 120.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP (HDR)	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX, aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n8, n28, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
No
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$820

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$770

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