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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| -- | 7.83 ounces |
| -- | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 is slightly better than the Galaxy S6 Active, with an 86.6 score against 80.9. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the newer 10 version while Galaxy S6 Active has Android 5.0. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with a lot better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy S6 Active has a little bit better performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has 5 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64-bit processor and an additional graphics processor.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a way more megapixels back camera, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and a way larger back camera sensor providing a much higher image quality.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 4720mAh battery size instead of 3500mAh.
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