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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2024-10-29 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.35 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 7.51 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 516 pixels per inch |
| -- | 3500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 830 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 7.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is slightly better than Xiaomi 15 Pro, with a score of 86.6 against 81.3. Despite being the best phone in this comparison review, we must highlight that it is also extremely older, a bit heavier and somewhat thicker. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the older 10 version and Xiaomi 15 Pro has Android 14 version.
Xiaomi 15 Pro features a lot better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has a better 1440 x 3200px resolution, a better pixels density and a little bit larger display. The Xiaomi 15 Pro has a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has more internal memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a really superior processing power than Xiaomi 15 Pro, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi 15 Pro, because although it has a lot smaller aperture which is worse for low light photography and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a back camera with way more mega pixels and faster video frame rate.
The Xiaomi 15 Pro has longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 6100mAh of battery capacity.
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