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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-08-20 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Just black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 slightly better than Google Pixel 4a, with a global score of 86.6 against 82.9. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is an extremely thicker and much heavier cellphone than Google Pixel 4a. These phones have Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has older 10 version and Google Pixel 4a has Android 11 version.
Google Pixel 4a has a little bit better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a just a little higher amount of pixels in each inch of screen. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and Google Pixel 4a count with extremely similar memory for games and applications, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a little better performance than Google Pixel 4a, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a greater camera than Google Pixel 4a, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and video, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with better video frame rate, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photos and a camera with a much higher 64 mega pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a very superior battery life than Google Pixel 4a, because it has a 50 percent bigger battery capacity.
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