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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.1 | Android 10 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.67 x 2.90 x 0.32 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is way better than Xiaomi Mi-3, having a global score of 86.6 against 71.6. Both phones in this review work with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an older 10 version while Xiaomi Mi-3 has Android 4.4.2 version. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a much thicker and much heavier phone than Xiaomi Mi-3.
The Xiaomi Mi-3 has a sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a much smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a just a little higher display pixels density. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a superior memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi-3, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit faster CPU than Xiaomi Mi-3, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a much longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi-3, because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a lot better camera than Xiaomi Mi-3, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video quality, a back facing camera with a way better 64 MP resolution and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light images and video.
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