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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 87.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-09-11 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.45 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 7.51 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 393 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 618 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") 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 | 11.88 |
| 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 | 7000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 8.32 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy M51 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, getting a general score of 87.7 against 86.6. Even when the Samsung Galaxy M51 and the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 were released with only a few months difference, the Samsung Galaxy M51 is a little lighter and just a bit thinner. Both phones we compare here work with the same Android 10 operating system.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M51, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit sharper display than Galaxy M51, and although they both have a same size screen, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a quite greater pixels number in each display inch.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a little bit better camera than Galaxy M51, and although they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, a F1.8 diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has higher 60 frames per second video frame rate and a bigger camera sensor shooting higher quality pictures.
The Samsung Galaxy M51 counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M51 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M51 has a much longer battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity against 4720mAh.
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