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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2017-07-07 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is slightly better than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, with a overall score of 86.6 against 80.4. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's design is newer, but way heavier and incredibly thicker than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM. Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a slightly better memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes greater videos and photos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for shooting photographs in low-light environments, and they both have the same video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a camera in the back with a much better resolution, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality and better video frame rate.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a really longer battery duration than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 48 percent more battery size.
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