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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 90.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 7.00 x 3.28 x 0.40 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Blasting black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 7.1 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 484 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is better than Galaxy S8, having a overall score of 90.1 against 81.7. Although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is notably newer than Galaxy S8, it's a lot thicker and noticeably heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features just a bit better performance than Galaxy S8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy S8 features a slightly better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels quantity in each inch in the display. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S8, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S8, because it has a 67% larger battery size. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a very superior camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also counts with a way bigger sensor, a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels and higher 60 fps video frame rate.
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