Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-05-15 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.33 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.44 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is slightly better than Galaxy A41, getting a score of 86.6 against 81.7. These devices have Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the older 10 version and Galaxy A41 has Android 11 version. Despite being the best cellphone we are comparing, it must be told that it's also a way heavier and notably thicker cellphone.
The Galaxy A41 has a little bit better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, the Galaxy A41 also counts with a bit greater amount of pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy A41 features a greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A41, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A41, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger camera sensor which gives a better photo and video quality, better 60 frames per second video frame rates, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and a much higher resolution camera in the back.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a very superior battery performance than Galaxy A41, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity.
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