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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 9.x |
| 2020-05-08 | 2015-09-09 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 575.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 6.56 | 3.6 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a bit better than the Apple iPhone 6s, getting an 86.6 score against 83. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's construction is incredibly newer, but a lot heavier and noticeably thicker than Apple iPhone 6s. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 comes with Android 10 OS, and Apple iPhone 6s has iOS 9.x OS.
Apple iPhone 6s has a little sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although it has a little bit lower quantity of pixels per inch of screen, a way worse resolution of 1334 x 750px and a lot smaller display. The Apple iPhone 6s and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 feature similar memory capacity for applications and games, they have equal internal memory capacity.
Apple iPhone 6s counts with a little better performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has 6 GB less RAM and a lower number of cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a GPU. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a very superior battery performance than iPhone 6s, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity instead of 1715mAh.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures greater photos and videos than iPhone 6s, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has better video frame rate, a lot better resolution back-facing camera, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a lot higher image and video quality and a larger aperture to capture better images and video in poorly lited environments.
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