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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 a little bit better than the iPhone 8, getting an 86.6 score against 85. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a much newer device than iPhone 8, although it's a lot heavier and noticeably thicker. The Apple iPhone 8 has just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Apple iPhone 8 has a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although it has a way worse resolution of 750 x 1334px, a little bit less pixels per inch in the screen and a way smaller screen. The Apple iPhone 8 has a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes a lot better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 8, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the same 60 frames per second video frame rate and a F1.8 aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a way larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality and a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a much longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 4720mAh battery size instead of 1821mAh.
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