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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M31, getting an 86.6 score against 86.5. These devices work with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy M31 has Android 11 version. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a thicker and somewhat heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy M31.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit better CPU than Galaxy M31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM memory. Galaxy M31 has a bit better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a little bit worse 1080 x 2340px resolution, it also counts with a bit higher pixel amount per screen inch.
Galaxy M31 features more memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M31, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same back camera sensor size, the same resolution camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has higher video frame rates.
Samsung Galaxy M31 has greater battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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