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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 much better than Galaxy A9 (2016)'s 74.9 score. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a extremely newer phone than Galaxy A9 (2016), although it's a little bit heavier and incredibly thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a little higher pixels amount in each inch in the screen, a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a quite larger display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit better performance than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 5 GB more RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a back camera with way more mega pixels, better 60 fps video frame rate and a larger camera aperture for better captures and videos in low light environments.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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