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Older high-end · 2020

Xiaomi Black Shark 3S

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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, 120Hz AMOLED
Extras Cooling system
Watch out No Google Play, No more updates
6.67″ AMOLED · 120Hz
865 5G 12 / 128 GB
4729 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 · 120 Hz · HDR
OLED + smooth

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
120 Hz
Smooth
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
High-end
AnTuTu
726,800
v10
CPU
8-core, 2.84 GHz
GPU
Adreno 650
Process
7 nm
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5
Storage type
UFS Storage 3.1
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/2.0
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

4729 mAh · 65 W wired · 18 W wireless

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

Capacity
4729 mAh
Wired charging
65 W
Fast
Wireless charging
18 W
Wireless charging
Removable
No

Audio

Stereo
Stereo speakers
Speakers
Stereo
Stereo

Memory

12 GB RAM · 128 GB
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB
Configurations
12/128GB · 12/256GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
Expandable
No

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 6
5G
Yes
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
No
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
No
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
M
B20 indoor reach
M
B28 indoor reach
G
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, B8, B19
4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20
5G n41, n78, n79

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.

vs

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses
Smoother display
120 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 · 4,729 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery
Lower benchmark score
727k 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
vs

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses
Higher benchmark score
727k vs 623k AnTuTu
18% larger battery capacity
65 W vs 25 W charging · 4,729 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery
Lower-resolution screen
AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2400 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.2″ screen
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
Full comparison

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