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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 90.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 7.00 x 3.28 x 0.40 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Blasting black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 7.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 484 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 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 | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is a bit better than the Apple iPhone 8 Plus, having a 90.1 score against 87.1. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is a much newer cellphone than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, although it is a little bit heavier and a lot thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features a screen that is very similar to iPhone 8 Plus's screen, although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has a lot better resolution of 1440 x 3120px, a little better number of pixels per inch of display and a bigger display.
IPhone 8 Plus has a little better processing power than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, because although it has less and slower processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro's storage capacity for applications and games is very similar to the Apple iPhone 8 Plus one, they have exactly the same 256 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro counts with a very superior battery life than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has an 86% bigger battery size. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro takes a lot better videos and photos than iPhone 8 Plus, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the same aperture and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has a much bigger camera sensor providing a much higher image quality and a much more megapixels camera in the back.
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