Realme GT 6T vs Xiaomi Black Shark 4

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme GT 6T Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Black Shark 4, Manufactured in March, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme GT 6T
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 210g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Black Shark 4
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme GT 6T and Xiaomi Black Shark 4
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 6000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 720 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2 % 85.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme GT 6T
1039 nits
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
688 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a162 Hz
Response timen/a8.5 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162 mm (6.38 in) 163.8 mm (6.45 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.65 mm (0.34 in) 9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance IP65 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Silver
- Green
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme GT 6T
91.2 %
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Realme GT 6T and Xiaomi Black Shark 4 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/1.9 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/3.2 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 732 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 768 768
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 670 MHz
FLOPS 1459.2 GFLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme GT 6T
1863
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
1374
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme GT 6T
4891
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
3731
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18631374
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)48913731
Geekbench Compute (GPU)8915n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme GT 6T
1376731
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
785107
CPU377162218905
GPU448983213774
Memory309112148795
UX241774203633
NanoReview Score1376731785107
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme GT 6T
n/a
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
4294
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.4 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
Graphics Scoren/a4294
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme GT 6T
n/a
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
14766
Writing scoren/a18061
Web scoren/a13097
Video editingn/a7303
Data manipulationn/a10523
NanoReview Scoren/a14766

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 11
OS Size n/a 18 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 Joy UI 12.5

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging n/a No
Fast Charging Yes (66% in 15 min) Yes (100% in 19 min)
Full Charge Time 0:28 h 0:19 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme GT 6T
26:21
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
18:09
Web Browsing11:31 h07:34 h
Video Playback16:47 h11:34 h
Games06:25 h05:04 h
Standby Mode114 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX582 Exmor RS
Sensor size1/21/2.0
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/4.01/4.0
Pixel size1.14 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme GT 6T
n/a
Xiaomi Black Shark 4
82 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 399 500
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W n/a

Note

Realme GT 6T:

The 128 GB model received UFS 3.1 memory, while the other versions UFS 4.0. The IP65 certification is implemented only in specific countries.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme GT 6T the clear winner in this comparison.

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