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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2014-09-29 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much better than the Galaxy Note4, having a global score of 86.6 against 77.6. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a incredibly newer phone than the Galaxy Note4, but it's somewhat thicker and incredibly heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note4, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM.
Galaxy Note4 features a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560px resolution and more pixels per inch of screen. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note4, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note4, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a camera with a lot higher resolution, higher video frame rates, a lot bigger sensor capturing way better quality videos and photos and a bigger aperture.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity against 3220mAh.
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