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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | -- |
| 12.43 | 9.24 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's design is noticeably newer than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s, but it is somewhat heavier and extremely thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit faster processor than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a slightly better display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a larger screen, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a quite higher screen density. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a better memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity against 3600mAh. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a lot more MP back camera.
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