Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-05-26 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass; metal | -- |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a general score of 80.4, which is slightly better than Xperia Z3+'s 73.7 global score. The Xiaomi Black Shark is a a lot newer phone than Xperia Z3+, although it is a lot thicker and incredibly heavier. Both of these devices work with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0, providing the user lots of additional features and improved performance.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a superior processing power than Xperia Z3+, because it has more CPU cores and a greater amount of RAM. The Xperia Z3+ counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit higher display density.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Xperia Z3+, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xperia Z3+ features a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for taking photos or videos in low light situations, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xperia Z3+ also counts with a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a way bigger sensor providing a much higher image quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a way better battery lifetime than Xperia Z3+, because it has a 37 percent bigger battery size.
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