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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2021-06-11 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 SM6350 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 560, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 619L GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 10 III is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark, getting an 83.7 score against 80.4. Both devices in this review work with Android operating system, but the Xperia 10 III has the previous 11 version and Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version. Xperia 10 III is a much newer cellphone, and it is also lighter and a little thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit better performance than Xperia 10 III, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little sharper screen than Sony Xperia 10 III, although it has a just a little inferior pixel number in each screen inch and a little lower 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution, they both have a same size display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with just a bit better camera than Xperia 10 III, although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor capturing lower quality videos and images, they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the same 30 fps video frame rate, a F1.8 aperture and a same resolution camera.
The Sony Xperia 10 III features a superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia 10 III also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. The Sony Xperia 10 III has just a little better battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 13% more battery capacity.
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