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| Global Score | |
| 90.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2017-01-13 |
| 7.00 x 3.28 x 0.40 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blasting black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.1 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 484 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has an overall score of 90.1, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro's design is noticeably newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, but it is much heavier and extremely thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features a bit faster processor than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro counts with a slightly better display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a lot larger screen, a much better resolution of 1440 x 3120 and a little higher pixels density. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a lot more MP back camera.
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