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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2023-05-04 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") 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 | -- |
| 12.43 | 11.77 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is better than the Motorola Edge 40, with an 86.6 score against 77.2. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's construction is way older, thicker and way heavier than the Motorola Edge 40. These phones include Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the previous 10 version and Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13 version.
The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2400 resolution, the Motorola Edge 40 also counts with a just a little better pixels density. Motorola Edge 40 and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 feature very similar storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have equal 128 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a really superior performance than Motorola Edge 40. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a slightly better camera than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has a way smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos and videos and a smaller back-facing camera sensor, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with faster 60 frames per second video frame rates and a back-facing camera with much more MP.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit longer battery performance than Motorola Edge 40, because it has a 4720mAh battery size instead of 4400mAh.
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