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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-03-03 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 218.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a score of 86.6, which is much better than Xiaomi Mi 5c's 72.4 score. These devices come with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has 10 version and Xiaomi Mi 5c has Android 7.1 Nougat. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 body is much newer than Xiaomi Mi 5c's, but it is way thicker and incredibly heavier.
The Xiaomi Mi 5c has a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a way smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a little bit better pixels density. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has 128 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a really longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity against 2860mAh. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a bigger aperture to take better photography in poorly lited situations, better 60 fps video frame rates and a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
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