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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 9.x |
| 2020-05-08 | 2015-09-09 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 625.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Apple A9 APL1022 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 | 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 6.56 | 4.72 |
| 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 has an overall score of 86.6, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone 6s Plus's global score of 84.2. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 comes with Android 10 operating system, and Apple iPhone 6s Plus works with iOS 9.x operating system. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is extremely newer than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, it's heavier and much thicker.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus counts with a sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a bit better screen pixel density. IPhone 6s Plus has just a little better performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has lesser and slower processing cores and less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bits CPU.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures much better videos and photos than iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a bigger camera aperture for better photography in poorly lited environments, a way bigger back camera sensor taking much higher quality videos and pictures, higher video frame rates and a lot better 64 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
The iPhone 6s Plus and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 have incredibly similar memory for applications and games, both of them have equal internal storage. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a superior battery life than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity against 2750mAh.
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