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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-14 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Diamond black and Twilight blue | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 has a score of 86.6, which is a lot better than nubia Z20's score of 71.9. These devices use Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has 10 version while nubia Z20 has Android 9.0 Pie. Even being the best in this comparison review, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a thicker and somewhat heavier device than nubia Z20.
Nubia Z20 has a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen. Nubia Z20 counts with a bit better processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 3. Both of them have 8 cpu cores and a 8 GB RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a better camera than nubia Z20, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with better 60 fps video frame rates, a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing better quality videos and photographs and a back facing camera with a way better 64 mega-pixels resolution.
The nubia Z20 and the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 both feature similar storage for applications, games, photos and videos, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has improved battery duration than nubia Z20, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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