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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-08-21 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 393 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 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 | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 6.16 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, having a 90.8 score against 86.6. Even though Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 were released with only 4 months difference, Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is lighter and somewhat thinner. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 counts with a screen that's just as good as the display in Xiaomi Black Shark 3, both have the same quantity of pixels in each screen inch, a same size screen and exactly the same 1080 x 2400 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 feature quite similar storage capacity to store more games and applications, both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Note 20 has a bit more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Black Shark 3. Both of them have 8 GB of RAM and 8 processing cores. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a superior camera than Galaxy Note 20, and although they both have a same size aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has better video frame rate, a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures and a back camera with way more MP.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with just a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity.
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