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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2017-04-05 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.68 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Blue and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 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 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 4.88 |
| 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 has a general score of 86.6, which is better than Xperia XZs's 77.2 general score. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 construction is incredibly newer than Xperia XZs's, but it is notably thicker and way heavier. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and Sony Xperia XZs have really similar screens, because although the Sony Xperia XZs has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher amount of pixels per screen inch.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has just a little better performance than Sony Xperia XZs, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Xperia XZs takes a bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although it has a lot tinier sensor, a worse (4K) video definition, a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for shooting photographs in low-light situations and a way less mega pixels back facing camera.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia XZs, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a really longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZs, because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity.
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