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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 79.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2024-03-11 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Exynos 1380 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G68 MP5 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.12 |
| 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 + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.51 inches (1/1.96") 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 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 an overall score of 86.6, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A35 5G's 79.4 overall score. Despite being the best in this comparison, Xiaomi Black Shark 3's design is older, just a bit heavier and much thicker than Samsung Galaxy A35 5G. Both devices we compare here use Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the previous 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A35 5G has Android 14.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a much greater performance than Galaxy A35 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a higher amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A35 5G has just a bit better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although it has a bit smaller screen, a bit worse 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite inferior count of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy A35 5G and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 count with similar memory capacity to install games and applications, they have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A35 5G has just a little bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A35 5G, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a same size diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a lot higher resolution camera, faster video frame rate and a larger sensor.
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