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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2014-09-29 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 an overall score of 86.6, which is much better than Galaxy Note4's 77.6 global score. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much newer than the Galaxy Note4, it's extremely heavier and somewhat thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy Note4, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note4 counts with a little bit better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a better screen pixels density. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note4, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much better battery performance than Galaxy Note4, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity against 3220mAh. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note4, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited environments, a much bigger camera sensor capturing way better quality videos and pictures, a lot higher 64 mega pixels resolution back camera and better video frame rates.
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