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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | -- |
| 12.43 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.28 |
| 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 is just a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2018), having an 86.6 score against 84.2. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 design is newer than Galaxy A7 (2018)'s, but it is heavier and noticeably thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) count with very similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little bit smaller display and a little bit worse 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light captures and video, it also counts with a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a lot higher image and video quality, a lot better (4K) video quality and a much more MP camera in the back.
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