Upper mid-range · 2020

Xiaomi Black Shark 3

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A71's main sensor

Best for

Strength 65W fast charging, AMOLED screen

Extras Cooling system

Watch out No more updates

6.67″ AMOLED · 90Hz

865 5G 8 / 128 GB

4720 mAh 65W charging

64 MP 2 rear · 20 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

500 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 650

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

743,500

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 650

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.0

CPU layout

1x Cortex A77 2.84 GHz + 3x Cortex A77 2.4 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 10

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 20 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.3

Front camera

20 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung Bright S5KGW1, 1/1.72", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A71 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 1920 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4720 mAh · 65 W wired · 18 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4720 mAh

Wired charging

65 W

Fast

Wireless charging

18 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 12/128GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.0

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 6

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n78

Build & Design

222 g · 10.4 mm

Height

168.7 mm

Width

77.3 mm

Thickness

10.4 mm

Weight

222 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

68% larger battery capacity

65 W vs 20 W charging · 4,720 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

744k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Higher benchmark score

744k vs 623k AnTuTu

18% larger battery capacity

65 W vs 25 W charging · 4,720 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 1080 × 2400 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 222 g vs 163 g

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 12

Samsung Galaxy S20

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