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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-05-20 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| 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 | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 11 |
| 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 | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is much better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, getting a score of 86.6 against 76.6. Both of these phones use the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so both should provide you very similar OS features. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, we must tell that it is also a thicker and heavier cellphone.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit faster CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 5 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little bit better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a just a bit worse count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a quite larger display.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a slightly bigger storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a little longer battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a way higher (4K) video quality, a much better resolution camera and a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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