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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-01-08 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 8.91 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a score of 86.6, which is a lot better than Galaxy A5 (2016)'s general score of 71.9. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 design is much newer, but thicker and way heavier than Galaxy A5 (2016). Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a display that's just as good as the screen in Galaxy A5 (2016), because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a just a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bigger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 6 GB more RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a lot better camera than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a camera with lot more MP, a larger camera aperture for better low-light photography and video and a way higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity.
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