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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-12-05 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.78 x 3.02 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Electric violet and Metallic sage |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1640 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 10.89 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 7.52 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much better than the Motorola Moto G9 Power, with a overall score of 86.6 against 78.6. These phones work with the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so both of them should count with identical OS features. Although it's the best in this review, we must highlight that it's also a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a brighter screen than Motorola Moto G9 Power, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a higher pixel quantity in each inch in the display. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit better processing unit than Motorola Moto G9 Power, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures better photos and videos than Motorola Moto G9 Power, and although they both have a camera with a 64 mega pixels and the same aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Moto G9 Power features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Moto G9 Power also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
The Moto G9 Power has improved battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4720mAh.
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