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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-05-08 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a global score of 86.6, which is just a bit better than Galaxy M30's 82.4 general score. Both of these devices include Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the previous 10 version while Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is newer than the Galaxy M30, it's way heavier and thicker.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a just a bit lower pixel density, it also counts with a quite larger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy M30 features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30 features just a bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4720mAh.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a way better (4K) video definition, a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels, a bigger aperture to take better low-light images and a way larger back camera sensor which offers a lot better photo and video quality.
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