Mid-range · 2021

Xiaomi Black Shark 4

Name: Xiaomi Black Shark 4
Brand: Xiaomi

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 6a

A solid mid-ranger with 120W fast charging and an AMOLED screen.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength 120W fast charging, AMOLED screen

6.67″ Super AMOLED · 144Hz

Snapdragon 870 5G 6 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 120W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 20 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

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

Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

960 fps slow motion for action clips

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

Supported

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

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

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

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 2 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 15 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 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 · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 210 g vs 169 g

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