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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 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 | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is better than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus's 73.7 global score. These phones have Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has older 10 version while Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 construction is incredibly newer than the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus's, but it is thicker and somewhat heavier.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and Xperia XA1 Plus count with quite similar displays, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a just a little lower screen pixel density, it also counts with a bigger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400px. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a better memory to store more apps and games than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes much better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better photos and videos in low light situations, a lot more megapixels back-facing camera, a much better 3840x2160 video definition and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot higher quality photographs.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a superior battery life than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity against 3430mAh.
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