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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-04-05 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Silver | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 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 | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 is better than Xperia XZs, getting a score of 86.6 against 77.2. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's body is incredibly newer than the Xperia XZs's, but it's notably heavier and thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a display that is just as good as the Sony Xperia XZs one, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a larger screen and a little higher 1080 x 2400px resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit better hardware performance than Xperia XZs, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia XZs, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a very superior battery performance than Xperia XZs, because it has a 63% larger battery size. Xperia XZs features a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although it has a back-facing camera with a way worse 19 mega pixels resolution, a lower 3840x2160 video resolution, a way tinier back-facing camera sensor and a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting photos or video in low-light environments.
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