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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-05-18 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 127.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is way better than the Moto G4 Plus's overall score of 72.1. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 body is newer, but a little thicker and a lot heavier than Moto G4 Plus. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a little sharper display than Motorola Moto G4 Plus, because although it has a just a bit inferior count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bigger screen and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a better performing CPU than Motorola Moto G4 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Motorola Moto G4 Plus, because it has a way better 64 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos and videos and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has just a bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Moto G4 Plus, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a way better battery life than Moto G4 Plus, because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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