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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-29 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 339.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a global score of 90.8, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3's 86.6 general score. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has the newer 11 version while Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has Android 10 version, so it provides the user some additional features and a performance increase. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G's design is somewhat lighter and thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3, even though both of them were released with only 0 months difference.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and Galaxy A51 5G both have very similar screens, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a just a little worse display pixels density, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, it also counts with a quite larger screen. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit superior processor than Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Galaxy A51 5G features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A51 5G also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a way better resolution back facing camera, a larger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and videos, better video frame rates and a larger sensor.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit superior battery duration than Galaxy A51 5G, because it has a 5% larger battery capacity.
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