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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-05-08 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 32.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.78 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a bit better than Galaxy M40, with a score of 86.6 against 85. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a newer device than Galaxy M40, although it is heavier and incredibly thicker. These phones work with the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't perceive any differences regarding that.
Galaxy M40 has a display that is very similar to the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 one, because although the Galaxy M40 has a bit smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2340px resolution, it also counts with a quite greater count of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Galaxy M40 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy M40 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures better videos and photos than Galaxy M40, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a much more megapixels back facing camera, a lot larger back camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs and higher video frame rate.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a superior battery life than Galaxy M40, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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