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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a global score of 86.6, which is better than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is notably newer than the Galaxy A7 (2017), it's somewhat heavier and extremely thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a slightly better screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a larger screen and a quite greater display pixels density. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a back camera with much more mega-pixels and a way better video definition. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features greater battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 31% more battery capacity.
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