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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2013-09-25 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a general score of 86.6, which is much better than Galaxy Note3's global score of 77.7. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's body is noticeably newer, but way heavier and somewhat thicker than Galaxy Note3. Both phones in this comparison have Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has older 10 version while Galaxy Note3 has Android 4.4.2.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy Note3, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has a just a bit better pixels density, a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a bigger screen.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a very superior camera than Galaxy Note3, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a bigger diafragm aperture, a lot larger camera sensor which gives a lot better image and video quality, a lot better 64 mega pixels resolution camera in the back and better video frame rate.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little bit better memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Note3, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a superior battery performance than Galaxy Note3, because it has a 4720mAh battery size.
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