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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2024-04-16 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.34 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Forest Grey (Vegan Leather), Nordic Wood and Peach Fuzz (Vegan Leather) |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum, Vegan Leather and Wood |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 720 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 50.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") 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 | -- |
| 12.43 | 12.32 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| 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 Motorola Edge 50 Ultra is slightly better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3, with an 87.1 score against 86.6. Both phones in this review come with Android operating system, but Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has a newer 14 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has Android 10 version. Motorola Edge 50 Ultra's construction is notably newer, thinner and somewhat lighter than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a much greater hardware performance than Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra features a better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3. Both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2400px, the same number of pixels in each inch of screen and a display of the same size.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, because although it has a much smaller sensor capturing way worse quality images and a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a much better resolution back-facing camera.
The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra counts with a much greater memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has more internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit longer battery performance than Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, because it has a 5% bigger battery capacity.
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