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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-11-11 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.44 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 399 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 810 5G MT6833 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Black Shark 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G's 81.5 score. Although it's the best phone in our current comparison, Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is an older, somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier phone than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G. Both devices in this review use Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an older 10 version while Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G has Android 11 version.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a screen that's just as good as the Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G one, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a little bit worse pixels density, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, it also counts with a little larger screen. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G has much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 1 TB. Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G counts with a bit better battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has a 6% larger battery size.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots much better videos and photos than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution.
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