Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | Android 10 |
| 2012-06-04 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.73 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 585.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 8.47 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 199 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | 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 S III AT&T's overall score of 72.2. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the newer 10 version while Galaxy S III AT&T has Android 4.3, providing the user some extra features and performance enhancements. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much newer than Galaxy S III AT&T, it is extremely heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T features a little sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although it has a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720px, a much smaller display and a bit less pixels per screen inch. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a superior storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a superior processing power than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores and more RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a way better battery life than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a much larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and videos, a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality and a way better 64 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
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