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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2020-05-08 | 2017-06-20 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 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 | 9.02 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much better than Galaxy J7 Max, getting an 86.6 score against 76.1. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is way newer than the Galaxy J7 Max, it's heavier and way thicker. These phones have Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an older 10 version while Galaxy J7 Max has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy J7 Max, because it has a larger screen, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a bit higher count of pixels per inch in the display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bigger memory for apps and games than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures greater photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a much more MP back facing camera and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a much better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity.
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