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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-05-26 | 2019-10-20 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Glass; metal | -- |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 11.88 |
| 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a general score of 82.9, which is much better than Sony Xperia Z3+'s 73.7 global score. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Sony Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0 version, providing a couple nice extra features and increased performance. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is a noticeably newer device than Sony Xperia Z3+, although it is notably heavier and incredibly thicker.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a superior hardware performance than Xperia Z3+, because it has 5 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores. Sony Xperia Z3+ features a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher count of pixels in each inch in the display.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a superior camera than Xperia Z3+, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has higher video frame rates, a bigger back camera sensor providing a better image quality, a larger aperture to capture better low light photography and video and a camera with lot more megapixels.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xperia Z3+, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has a 37 percent bigger battery capacity.
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