Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro vs Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Comparison and Differences

Smartphone 1

Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro

Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro

Smartphone 2

Xiaomi Black Shark 3

Xiaomi Black Shark 3

Smartphone 3

Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro or Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro Xiaomi Black Shark 3
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Release date 2021, March 22 2020, March 3
Dimensions (HxWxD) 165.3 x 76.8 x 9.4 mm | 6.51 x 6.51 x 3.02 in 168.7 x 77.3 x 10.4 mm | 6.64 x 6.64 x 3.04 in
Weight 215 g | 7.58 oz 222 g | 7.83 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic back Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
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Colors Phantom Black, Frost Blue, Metal Bronze Lightning Black, Armor Gray, Star Silver
Battery 5160 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4720 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.67" in 6.67" in
Screen area 107.4 cm2 107.4 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.6% 82.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 395 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - 120Hz
-HDR10
-450 nits (typ)
- Always-on display
-90Hz refresh rate
-500 nits typ. brightness
-HDR10+
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 64 MP, Triple
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.3, (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@1920fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.4'', 0.8µm 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3'', 0.9µm
Functions HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11 Android 10.0
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (7 nm) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.96 GHz Kryo 485 Gold & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 Gold & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485 Silver) - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585)
GPU Adreno 640 Adreno 650
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 627869
Antutu 10 CPU 182217
Antutu 10 GPU 156601
Antutu 10 Mem 134217
Antutu 10 UX 182217
Antutu 9 Total 561112
Antutu 8 Total 575808
GeekBench 6 Single Core 969 1199
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2435 3430
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2747 3115
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2441 3152
GeekBench 5 Single Core 738 911
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2413 3326

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-5G - 5G band 41(2500), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A; 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, recording No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast charging 33W, 59% in 30 min, 100% in 59 min
- IP53, dust and splash protection

- Fast battery charging 65W: 100% in 38 min
-Fast battery charging 30W (128/8 model)
-Magnetic charging 18W

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