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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Prism cube black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 339.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 980 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G76 MP5 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 11.55 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 6.32 |
| 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 Galaxy A51 5G is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, having a score of 90.8 against 86.6. Although the Galaxy A51 5G and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 were only released with a couple of months difference, the Galaxy A51 5G is lighter and thinner. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Galaxy A51 5G has 11 version while Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has Android 10.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a screen that is very similar to Xiaomi Black Shark 3's display, because although the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite higher screen density. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality, a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and videos, a lot more MP back facing camera and higher video frame rate.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, because it has a 4720mAh battery size.
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