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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is much better than the Lumia 950 XL's 75 score. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 comes with Android 10 OS, while Lumia 950 XL counts with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is way newer than the Lumia 950 XL, it is extremely heavier and thicker.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a faster CPU than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a greater number of faster cores and 5 GB more RAM memory. The Lumia 950 XL has a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a greater pixel quantity in each screen inch.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures greater pictures and videos than Lumia 950 XL, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a much more mega-pixels camera, higher 60 fps video frame rates, a much bigger sensor which provides a much better image and video quality and a bigger aperture.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a much better battery lifetime than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
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