Google Pixel 4a vs Xiaomi Black Shark 5 RS

Google Pixel 4a

Xiaomi Black Shark 5 RS

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A (3CA) Cat 12, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Nano-SIM and/or eSIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

144 mm

163.7 mm
Width

69.4 mm

76.2 mm
Thickness

8.2 mm

9.9 mm
Weight

143 g

220 g
Build features

-

Physical pop-up gaming triggers
Colors

Black

Black, Yellow

Display
Display type

OLED capacitive touchscreen

AMOLED
Physical size

5.81 inches

6.67 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

443 ppi

395 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Scratch resistant
Display features

HDR, Always-on display

Always-on display, 144Hz, 1300 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold

Single-core 3.0 GHz Kryo 680
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 680
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.80 GHz Kryo 680
Chipset

Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888/888+ 5G
GPU

Adreno 618

Adreno 660
Internal storage

128 GB

256 GB
Memory RAM

6 GB

8, 12 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

UFS 2.1

UFS 3.1/SSD

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Triple
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7 , 27 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm

64 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.97" , 0.7 µm, (wide) , 79˚
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚
(telephoto macro) , 5 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps; HDR10+
Primary camera flash

dual LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus
DxOMark photo

122

-
DxOMark zoom

34

-
DxOMark video

98

-
DxOMark camera score

111

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C reversible connector

Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity