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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-29 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 345.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, 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 Mi 5s, having an 86.6 score against 76.4. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a extremely newer cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, although it's much heavier and noticeably thicker. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the older 10 version while Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little faster processor than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores. The Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater pixels density.
Xiaomi Mi 5s and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 count with similar storage capacity to install applications and games, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 48% greater battery size. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes way better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a camera with a way higher 64 MP resolution, a larger aperture for better photography and videos in low-light environments, higher 60 frames per second video frame rates and a much larger camera sensor providing a way higher image quality.
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