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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-05-01 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a global score of 86.6, which is a lot better than Xperia XA1's general score of 71.7. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's design is extremely newer, but extremely heavier and way thicker than Xperia XA1. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with just a bit better display than Xperia XA1, because it has a way larger screen, a better pixels density and a way better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a quite bigger storage for applications and games than Sony Xperia XA1, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit superior processing unit than Xperia XA1, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 5 GB more RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a very superior battery performance than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures much better photos and videos than Xperia XA1, because it has a way more megapixels back facing camera, a much better (4K) video definition, a lot bigger sensor and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and videos.
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