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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 6.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note 5, getting an 86.6 score against 79.3. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the newer 10 version while Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1, so it offers a couple nice extra features and better performance. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's design is incredibly newer, but a lot heavier and way thicker than Galaxy Note 5.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a superior processing unit than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a greater number of cores and 4 GB more RAM memory. The Galaxy Note 5 counts with a sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots way better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a lot larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a bigger diafragm aperture, a camera with a much better resolution and faster 60 fps video frame rates.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a much greater memory for games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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