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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2015-08-21 |
| 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 sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | 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 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 4.96 |
| 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is slightly better than Galaxy Note5, getting a global score of 86.6 against 80.2. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's construction is a lot newer, but incredibly thicker and heavier than the Galaxy Note5. Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a slightly better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a greater display density.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger aperture, a back facing camera with way more mega pixels, a way bigger camera sensor capturing way better quality photos and faster video frame rate.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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