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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-28 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much better than the realme 8 5G, getting a global score of 86.6 against 72. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 design is older, heavier and thicker than realme 8 5G. These phones work with Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the older 10 version while realme 8 5G has Android 11 version.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a little better performance than realme 8 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM memory. Realme 8 5G features a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2400 resolution, the realme 8 5G also counts with a just a little greater pixels number per inch of screen.
Realme 8 5G features a much bigger storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the realme 8 5G also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a superior camera than realme 8 5G, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a way better video resolution and a back-facing camera with a much better 64 megapixels resolution.
The realme 8 5G counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 4720mAh.
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