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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 86.6 score against 75.8. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's construction is incredibly newer, but notably heavier and noticeably thicker than Galaxy A5 (2017). Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a screen that is very similar to Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s display, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a little lower display density, it also counts with a larger screen and a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 5 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes greater photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited situations, a back-facing camera with a way better resolution and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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