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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2021-01-18 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Carbon gray, Ocean green, Sunrise orange and Twilight blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much better than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, getting a general score of 86.6 against 78.2. Both of these phones work with the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so both of them should provide you the same OS features. Although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a better cellphone than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, it must be noted that it's also a heavier and just a bit thicker cellphone.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has just a bit better performance than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, because although it has a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little bigger display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a superior camera than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, and although they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a bigger back camera sensor taking better quality videos and photos and a way better 64 mega-pixels resolution camera.
The Xiaomi Redmi 9T features a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi 9T has greater battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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