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| Global Score | |
| 97.6 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-27 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 9.74 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Cosmos black and Space silver | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 1980.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2152 x 1536 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 362 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 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 |
| 10.23 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Fold is much better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, with a 97.6 score against 86.6. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Galaxy Fold has 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has Android 10. Even though the Galaxy Fold and the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 were released only a couple months apart, Galaxy Fold's design is a lot thinner but also somewhat heavier.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Fold, because although it has a bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2400px, it also counts with a just a little greater display density. Galaxy Fold has a bit faster CPU than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy Fold also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Fold, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting pictures in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 60 fps video frame rates, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way better quality videos and photographs and a lot better 64 mega pixels resolution camera.
Galaxy Fold features a much greater memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has just a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Fold, because it has an 8 percent larger battery size.
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