Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-09-10 | 2020-05-08 |
| 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 8.82 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Glacier | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 540.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2700 x 1800 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 11.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3577mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface Duo, having an 86.6 score against 78.8. Both phones we are comparing here work with the same Android 10 OS, so they should provide you identical OS features. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's design is lighter but a lot thicker than the Microsoft Surface Duo, and they were released only 4 months apart.
The Microsoft Surface Duo features a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has a bigger display, a little bit better screen density and a higher 1800 x 2700px resolution. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3's processing unit is very similar to the processing unit in Microsoft Surface Duo, and although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a larger amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has as much storage to store more apps and games as Microsoft Surface Duo, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has improved battery life than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a 4720mAh battery size. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 60 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and videos and a back facing camera with a lot higher 64 mega pixels resolution.
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