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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-16 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.84 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is a bit better than Apple iPhone 7's score of 81.6. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is notably newer than the Apple iPhone 7, it is much thicker and a lot heavier. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Apple iPhone 7, because it has more RAM and more CPU cores.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and iPhone 7 have similar screens, although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a quite better pixels density, a much larger screen and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a way better camera than Apple iPhone 7, and although they both have a same size aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a lot larger sensor, better video frame rates and a back-facing camera with lot more MP.
The iPhone 7 counts with a much better memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a way better battery performance than iPhone 7, because it has a 4720mAh battery size instead of 1960mAh.
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