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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-17 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 has a general score of 86.6, which is way better than the Honor 9X Pro's score of 71.9. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is better than Honor 9X Pro, it must be told that it's also somewhat thicker and a little bit heavier. Both of these phones use the same Android 10 OS (Operating System).
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a slightly better looking display than Honor 9X Pro, because it has a just a bit greater pixel density, a little bigger display and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400. Honor 9X Pro features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has more internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit better CPU than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a greater amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has improved battery performance than Honor 9X Pro, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a much higher video quality, a way more megapixels back facing camera and a larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
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