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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 90.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-01-29 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches | 7.00 x 3.28 x 0.40 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White | Blasting black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 722.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 7.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 484 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S21 is a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, getting a overall score of 91.8 against 90.1. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy S21 has a more recent 11 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has Android 10 version. The Samsung Galaxy S21 body is way lighter and incredibly thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, even though both of them were released with only a couple months difference.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features a processing unit that's very similar to the CPU in Samsung Galaxy S21, they have 8 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. The Galaxy S21 features just a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, although it has a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a little bit smaller display and a quite worse display pixels density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S21, and although they both have the same aperture and the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has higher video frame rate, a back camera with a much better resolution and a bigger camera sensor taking better quality videos and photos.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S21, because it has more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S21, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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