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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 90.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-10-20 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 7.00 x 3.28 x 0.40 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blasting black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 7.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 484 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| 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 Pro is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), with a 90.1 score against 84.2. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is newer than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), it is noticeably thicker and much heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a better 1440 x 3120 resolution, a little bit higher pixel count in each screen inch and a bigger screen.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM. The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a slightly bigger storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a way bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot better quality videos and pictures, a camera in the back with much more megapixels and a much better video resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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