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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Motorola |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2018-06-29 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 | -- |
| 12.43 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 4.96 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a score of 86.6, which is better than Moto Z3 Play's 76.3 score. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a newer cellphone than the Moto Z3 Play, but it is a lot thicker and way heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little more vivid screen than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a little worse amount of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bit larger screen and a quite better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a little better hardware performance than Moto Z3 Play, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM. The Moto Z3 Play counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 1,95 TB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a much better battery lifetime than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures much better pictures and videos than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for shooting photographs or videos in low light environments, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with faster 60 frames per second video frame rates, a lot more MP camera and a lot larger sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photos.
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