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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a score of 86.6, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A50's global score of 83.8. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's construction is newer, but a lot heavier and extremely thicker than the Galaxy A50. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and the Galaxy A50 both have extremely similar displays, because although the Galaxy A50 has a little smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a bit more pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy A50 counts with a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy A50 also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A50, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a back camera with a way better resolution, a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photos.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has superior battery performance than Galaxy A50, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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