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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2019-02-05 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.02 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M20's global score of 78.9. These devices include the same Android 10 OS, so you shouldn't notice any difference in that aspect. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 construction is newer than Samsung Galaxy M20's, although it's somewhat thicker and heavier.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy M20, because although it has a just a little less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a little bigger display. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy M20, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy M20 counts with a better memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M20 has a bit longer battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4720mAh.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M20, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a way more MP back-facing camera, a way larger sensor and a larger aperture.
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