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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 512 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 | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.76 |
| 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a score of 86.6, which is slightly better than Galaxy A9 (2018)'s score of 85.2. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is newer than Galaxy A9 (2018), it is thicker and somewhat heavier. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400, a little bit more pixels per inch of display and a little bigger display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 2 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a lot bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a better camera than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a camera with a way higher 64 MP resolution, a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing much higher quality videos and photos and faster video frame rate.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with better battery duration than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 24% larger battery capacity.
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