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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-15 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 202.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is slightly better than Galaxy A50's 83.8 global score. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 construction is newer, but much heavier and thicker than the Galaxy A50. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A50, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy A50 and the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 both count with extremely similar screens, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit lower screen pixels density, it also counts with a little larger screen and a little higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes a lot better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures and video in low-light situations, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video quality, a much larger back camera sensor capturing way higher quality photographs and a way higher resolution camera.
The Galaxy A50 features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A50 also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has better battery duration than Galaxy A50, because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity.
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