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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-11-19 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.06 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Clearly white and Just black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 416 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 28.00mm 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 (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 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3885mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.84 |
| 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
The Google Pixel 4a 5G has an overall score of 87.5, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3's general score of 86.6. Although the Google Pixel 4a 5G and the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 were released with only 7 months difference, the Google Pixel 4a 5G is thinner and noticeably lighter. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Google Pixel 4a 5G has 11 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has Android 10 version.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit superior processor than Google Pixel 4a 5G, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM memory. Google Pixel 4a 5G has a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little greater pixels amount per inch in the display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes much better videos and photos than Google Pixel 4a 5G, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for shooting images or videos in low light situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a lot more mega pixels camera and a much bigger sensor shooting lot higher quality photographs.
Google Pixel 4a 5G features as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has improved battery life than Google Pixel 4a 5G, because it has a 4720mAh battery size against 3885mAh.
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