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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-04 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 is way better than Galaxy J5 (2017), getting a general score of 86.6 against 71.8. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's construction is much newer, but much heavier and a lot thicker than Galaxy J5 (2017). The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has more pixels per display inch, a much higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a bigger display.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a quite superior processing power than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low-light captures, it also counts with a lot higher 64 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a 57% greater battery capacity.
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