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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-02-16 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 is better than the Sony Xperia XA2, having a overall score of 86.6 against 74.8. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a noticeably newer cellphone than Sony Xperia XA2, but it's just a bit thicker and a lot heavier. Xperia XA2 has a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a much smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little higher pixel amount in each inch in the screen.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little faster processing unit than Xperia XA2, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has more memory to install games and applications than Sony Xperia XA2, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes much better photos and videos than Xperia XA2, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a way more mega pixels camera, higher 60 frames per second video frame rates, a larger camera aperture for better photos and video in poorly lited situations and a way bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a really longer battery performance than Xperia XA2, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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