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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 94.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-09-18 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.27 x 5.05 x 0.27 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 9.95 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Mystic black and Mystic bronze |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 1930.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 6.32 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Z Fold 2 is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, having a general score of 94.6 against 86.6. Although the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 were released only 4 months apart, Galaxy Z Fold 2's body is much heavier but also much thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Z Fold 2 has the newer 11 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has Android 10.
Galaxy Z Fold 2 features a screen that is just as good as the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 one, because although the Galaxy Z Fold 2 has a bit worse quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1768 x 2208 and a bit larger display. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 has a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 video quality and a F1.8 aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a back camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 features a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has more internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy Z Fold 2, because it has a 5 percent larger battery capacity.
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