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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-02 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.43 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Forest Green, Morning Mist and Stellar Black | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 890.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3216 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 526 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.65 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 3 is much better than the OnePlus 9 Pro, with a score of 86.6 against 76.6. Both devices we are comparing use Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has older 10 version while OnePlus 9 Pro has Android 11 version. Despite being the best in this review, Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is an older, heavier and somewhat thicker phone than the OnePlus 9 Pro.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a processing unit that is just as good as OnePlus 9 Pro's processor, they have 8 processing cores and 8 GB of RAM. The OnePlus 9 Pro counts with a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the OnePlus 9 Pro also has a higher resolution of 1440 x 3216px and a higher display pixels density.
The OnePlus 9 Pro features a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a back facing camera with a much worse 48 megapixels resolution, and they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the OnePlus 9 Pro also counts with a much higher video quality and a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality photographs.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3's memory for games and applications is just as good as the OnePlus 9 Pro one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than OnePlus 9 Pro, because it has a 5 percent greater battery capacity.
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