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| Global Score | |
| 90.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2017-04-21 |
| 7.00 x 3.28 x 0.40 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Blasting black | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 484 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0, EDR |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a general score of 90.1, which is better than the Galaxy S8's 81.7 overall score. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro design is extremely newer, but heavier and notably thicker than the Galaxy S8. The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S8, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro takes greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also counts with faster 60 frames per second video frame rates, a back camera with a much better 64 megapixels resolution and a lot bigger camera sensor.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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