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| Global Score | |
| 90.1 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2015-08-21 |
| 7.00 x 3.28 x 0.40 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Blasting black | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 484 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.01 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is much better than the Galaxy Note5, with a 90.1 score against 80.2. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro's body is notably newer, but way thicker and a lot heavier than the Galaxy Note5. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy Note5 counts with a screen that is just as good as the screen in Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, because although the Galaxy Note5 has a bit worse resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a very superior camera than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has a bigger aperture to capture better captures in poorly lited situations, a way bigger camera sensor which provides a way better photo and video quality, a much more mega pixels camera and faster 60 fps video frame rates.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has 192 GB more internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro counts with a much better battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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