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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much better than Microsoft Lumia 950, having a score of 86.6 against 74.1. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has Android 10 OS, while Microsoft Lumia 950 has Windows 10 Mobile OS. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a way newer phone than Microsoft Lumia 950, although it is a lot thicker and noticeably heavier.
The Lumia 950 features a much better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel density and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Lumia 950, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a quite superior hardware performance than Lumia 950, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores (and also faster). Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots a lot better photos and videos than Microsoft Lumia 950, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger aperture to capture better captures in poorly lited environments, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor, better 60 frames per second video frame rate and a lot higher 64 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Lumia 950, because it has a 57% greater battery size.
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