Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-30 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Green and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much better than the Asus ZenFone 4, with an 86.6 score against 74.2. Both phones we are comparing here have Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has older 10 version and Asus ZenFone 4 has Android 8.0 Oreo. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much newer than Asus ZenFone 4, it is thicker and extremely heavier.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit better CPU than Asus ZenFone 4, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM memory. Asus ZenFone 4 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a bit better pixel density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes a lot better pictures and videos than Asus ZenFone 4, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor shooting much higher quality videos and pictures, a lot higher 64 megapixels resolution back facing camera and faster video frame rate.
Asus ZenFone 4 has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 1,95 TB. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a much better battery performance than Asus ZenFone 4, because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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