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| Global Score | |
| 73 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is much better than the Sony Xperia Z2a's general score of 73. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has older 10 version while Sony Xperia Z2a has Android 4.4.2 version. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a a little thinner but notably heavier cellphone than Sony Xperia Z2a.
Xperia Z2a has a brighter display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a much smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a just a little better pixels number in each inch in the screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little faster processor than Xperia Z2a, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and also faster) and a larger amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z2a, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a really longer battery life than Xperia Z2a, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures greater videos and photos than Sony Xperia Z2a, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a back facing camera with way more megapixels, a lot larger camera sensor shooting way better quality videos and photographs and faster 60 fps video frame rate.
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