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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-24 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 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 (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 | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 6.56 |
| 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 is a little bit better than the iPhone SE (2020), with a global score of 86.6 against 81.5. Even being the best device in this comparison review, Xiaomi Black Shark 3's design is noticeably heavier and notably thicker than iPhone SE (2020). The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 comes with Android 10 operating system, while iPhone SE (2020) works with iOS 15.x operating system.
The iPhone SE (2020) features a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although it has a quite lower screen pixels density, a lot worse 750 x 1334 resolution and a lot smaller screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a much better memory capacity for apps and games than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) counts with a bit superior CPU than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has 2 less and slower cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a lot better camera than iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a back camera with a way better 64 mega-pixels resolution and a much bigger sensor providing a much higher image quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 159% greater battery size.
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