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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-12-27 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 282.00 | -- |
| 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 9611 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 | |
| 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 (240 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 |
| 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 - Polymer 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 is a bit better than Galaxy A51, with an 86.6 score against 85.5. Despite being the best device we are comparing, Xiaomi Black Shark 3's design is extremely heavier and a lot thicker than the Galaxy A51. These phones work with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the previous 10 version while Galaxy A51 has Android 11.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a display that's very similar to Samsung Galaxy A51's screen, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a quite worse quantity of pixels per screen inch, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2400px, it also counts with a little larger screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit better processor than Galaxy A51, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A51 features a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A51, and although they both have the same video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger sensor shooting higher quality videos and pictures, a much more megapixels back camera, better 60 frames per second video frame rate and a bigger aperture for better low light images.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with better battery lifetime than Galaxy A51, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity.
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