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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 969.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 4.88 |
| 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 is slightly better than the iPhone 7 Plus, with an 86.6 score against 83.8. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is notably newer than the iPhone 7 Plus, it's heavier and way thicker. Apple iPhone 7 Plus features a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bit better pixel number per inch in the screen.
IPhone 7 Plus has a much better memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit faster processing unit than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has 4 more cores and a greater amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a superior battery duration than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 63 percent more battery size.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes a lot better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels, a way larger camera sensor and better 60 frames per second video frame rate.
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