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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-12-21 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 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 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a little bit better than Galaxy A12, with an 86.6 score against 80.3. These phones include the same Android 10 OS, so you shouldn't notice any differences regarding operating system features. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is better than Galaxy A12, it must be told that it's also a somewhat thicker and a bit heavier device.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a more vivid display than Galaxy A12, because it has a bit bigger display, a much better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a better pixel amount in each inch in the display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a camera with lot more mega pixels, a bigger aperture for better low light images and video and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality. Galaxy A12 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy A12 has just a bit better battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4720mAh.
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