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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-16 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Cyber shade | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 3S, having an 80.4 score against 75.8. These devices use the same Android 9.0 Pie OS. Xiaomi Black Shark's design is just a little thinner and somewhat lighter than the nubia Red Magic 3S, despite of the fact that it was released around a year before.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit better looking display than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2160px resolution, it also counts with a little bit better quantity of pixels in each inch of screen. Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has 4 GB more RAM. Nubia Red Magic 3S features superior battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 25 percent larger battery size.
Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a lot better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a way higher video resolution, a way bigger sensor, a much more megapixels back-facing camera and a larger camera aperture to take better images and video in low light situations.
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