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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-05-05 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 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 + 16.00 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 |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much better than the Xperia XA1 Ultra, getting a general score of 86.6 against 72.8. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a way newer cellphone than the Xperia XA1 Ultra, although it is noticeably thicker and heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit more vivid display than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a quite larger display, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little greater pixels density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a quite bigger memory to install applications and games than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a little faster processor than Xperia XA1 Ultra, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a lot larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a bigger camera aperture and a way more megapixels camera. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much longer battery life than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a 75 percent bigger battery capacity.
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