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| Global Score | |
| 90.1 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-04-27 |
| 7.00 x 3.28 x 0.40 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Blasting black | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 484 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a general score of 90.1, which is much better than the Galaxy A31's global score of 81.3. These phones work with the same Android 10 operating system. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro body is somewhat thicker and heavier than Galaxy A31. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A31, because it has a little bigger screen, a better 1440 x 3120px resolution and a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro counts with a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A31, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro and Galaxy A31 feature quite similar batteries. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A31, because it has a back camera with a much better 64 mega pixels resolution, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a larger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a bigger aperture.
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