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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-09-08 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Cobalt blue and Shadow gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G SM7150-AC chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 12.1 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5160mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a score of 86.6, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC's 81.6 score. Both of these devices have the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so both of them should provide the user very similar OS features. Although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a better device than Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, it must be told that it's also a little heavier and a little thicker.
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC counts with a little bit better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3. Both have the same count of pixels per screen inch, a same size screen and the same exact 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution. Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC features a little bit more memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a greater amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, and although they both have a 64 mega-pixels resolution back camera, a same size camera sensor and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has faster 60 frames per second video frame rates and a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos.
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC features just a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has a 9% more battery capacity.
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