Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | ZTE |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-05-08 | 2019-05-10 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.27 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 20.26 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | -- |
| 12.43 | 11.22 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 5.92 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is slightly better than ZTE Axon 10 Pro, having an 86.6 score against 80.2. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 design is newer, but somewhat heavier and thicker than the ZTE Axon 10 Pro. Both phones we compare here use the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't notice any difference regarding that.
ZTE Axon 10 Pro has a screen that is just as good as the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 one, because although the ZTE Axon 10 Pro has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher count of pixels in each inch in the screen. ZTE Axon 10 Pro features a little faster CPU than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the ZTE Axon 10 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much better camera than ZTE Axon 10 Pro, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for low light photography, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 60 frames per second video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a camera in the back with way more MP.
The ZTE Axon 10 Pro counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB and 256 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features longer battery lifetime than ZTE Axon 10 Pro, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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