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| Global Score | |
| 87.5 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 12 | Android 10 |
| 2022-06-23 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.43 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Moonlight Silver, Nebula Green and Night Black | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 Poco F4 has a global score of 87.5, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3's score of 86.6. Xiaomi Poco F4 is a newer phone, and it is also somewhat lighter and noticeably thinner than Xiaomi Black Shark 3. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Poco F4 has newer 12 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has Android 10, offering a lot of extra features and improved performance.
The Xiaomi Poco F4 has a little better processing power than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Xiaomi Poco F4 counts with a more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3. Both of them have a screen with the same size, a better pixels amount in each display inch and exactly the same 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit better camera than Xiaomi Poco F4, and although they both have the same aperture, a camera with a 64 megapixels resolution and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and higher video frame rate.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3's memory capacity for games and applications is just as good as Xiaomi Poco F4's one, they have exactly the same internal memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Poco F4, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity.
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