Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-06-19 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Prism Cube black, Prism Cube blue and Prism Cube sliver | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 381.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 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
Galaxy A71 5G has a general score of 91.8, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3's 86.6 score. Galaxy A71 5G is a somewhat lighter and notably thinner cellphone than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3, even though both were released only a couple months apart. Both phones we compare here have Android OS, but the Galaxy A71 5G has the newer 11 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has Android 10 version, so it provides the user lots of additional features and performance tweaks.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a display that's very similar to the screen in Galaxy A71 5G, both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, the same display pixels density and a display of the same size. Galaxy A71 5G counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A71 5G also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 1000 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A71 5G, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A71 5G, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy A71 5G, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the same video quality, a same resolution back facing camera and a 0.59 inches sensor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has better 60 frames per second video frame rate.
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