Upper mid-range · 2021

Xiaomi Black Shark 4

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 6a Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A51's main sensor

Best for

Strength 120W fast charging, 144Hz AMOLED

Extras Gaming controls, Cooling system

Watch out No more updates

6.67″ AMOLED · 144Hz

870 5G 6 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 120W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 20 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

694 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm) · 8-core 3.2 GHz · Adreno 650

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

833,500

v10

GeekBench

3,448

Graphics test

GFXBench 54 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 650

Process

7 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex A77 3.20 GHz + 3x Cortex A77 2.4 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, Joy UI 12.5 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 11, Joy UI 12.5

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · 20 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

20 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX582 Exmor RS, 1/2.96", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A51 , Samsung Galaxy A34

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 120 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

96:00h

Wired charging

120 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.4 LUFS) · Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.4 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 12/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n8, n28b, n28a, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

210 g · 9.9 mm

Height

163.8 mm

Width

76.4 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm

Weight

210 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen

39% larger battery capacity

120 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

834k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 48 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 210 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

13% larger battery capacity

120 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower performance tier

Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 210 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

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