Xiaomi Black Shark 3S vs Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Black Shark 3S

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Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

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Xiaomi Black Shark 3S or Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Black Shark 3S Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)
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Release date 2020, July 31 2020, April 15
Dimensions (HxWxD) 168.7 x 77.3 x 10.4 mm | 6.64 x 6.64 x 3.04 in 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm | 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.65 in
Weight 222 g | 7.83 oz 148 g | 5.22 oz
Body Build Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
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Colors Sky Cloud Black, Crystal Blue Black, White, Red
Battery 4729 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 1821 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Music play - Up to 40 h
Approximate price 600 EUR 480 EUR
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Screen

Technology AMOLED Retina IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.67" in 4.7" in
Screen area 107.4 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.4% 65.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 750 x 1334 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Always-on display
-120Hz refresh rate
-500 nits
-HDR10+
- Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-625 nits max brightness (advertised)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Triple 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.3, 120˚ (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
-12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@1920fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 103
DxOMark Photo 108
DxOMark Video 105
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3'', 0.9µm 7 MP, f/2.2
Functions HDR HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 84
DxOMark Photo 85
DxOMark Video 83

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 iOS 13
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585) - Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
GPU Adreno 650 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 727313
Antutu 10 CPU 179992
Antutu 10 GPU 243820
Antutu 10 Mem 125429
Antutu 10 UX 179992
Antutu 8 Total 666837 465664
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1326
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2653

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
-5G - 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2296
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A; 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast charging 65W, 100% in 38 min
-Magnetic charging 18W

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: A2296 (Global market) A2275 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2298 (China)

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