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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2018-07-30 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 760 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (960 fps) (Full 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 5.52 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is a bit better than the Xperia XZ2 Premium's score of 82.2. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 construction is newer, a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Xperia XZ2 Premium. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and the Xperia XZ2 Premium count with incredibly similar CPUs, and although the Xperia XZ2 Premium has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with an incredibly better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better pixel number per inch of display and a much better resolution of 2160 x 3840. The Xperia XZ2 Premium has a better storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with improved battery life than Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes much better videos and photos than Xperia XZ2 Premium, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and a same size aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a way larger sensor providing a way better image quality, faster video frame rate and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels.
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