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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-07-13 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 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 MP1 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much better than Galaxy J7 (2018), with an 86.6 score against 72.5. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's construction is newer, but heavier and somewhat thicker than the Galaxy J7 (2018). The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a greater number of pixels per inch in the display, a lot better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a larger display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little bit better storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a better processor than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a back camera with lot more megapixels, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a much better image and video quality and a lot better 3840x2160 video definition.
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