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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | 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 |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a score of 86.6, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)'s global score of 72.8. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's body is extremely newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016). These phones come with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a larger display, a bit better pixel density and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a back facing camera with way more megapixels, a lot higher video resolution and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light images and video.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity.
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