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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-20 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 283.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) 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 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an overall score of 86.6, which is much better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9's overall score of 76.6. Both of these devices use the same Android 10 OS (operating system). Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, we must tell that it's also thicker and heavier.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has 5 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a bit inferior pixel count per inch of screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little bit bigger screen.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a bit bigger storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a little longer battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has a 5020mAh battery size.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger back-facing camera sensor taking better quality videos and photographs, a camera with much more megapixels and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
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