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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2018-11-01 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.22 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 7.69 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Blue and Green |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 5.2 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, getting a global score of 86.6 against 83.8. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 design is newer, but somewhat thicker and just a bit heavier than the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit greater count of pixels in each inch of screen.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 features a processing unit that is just as good as the processor in Xiaomi Black Shark 3, they have 8 processing cores and a 8 GB RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 60 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a way larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a lot better image and video quality and a back facing camera with a lot better 64 mega-pixels resolution.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has more internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, because it has a 48% more battery capacity.
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