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Mid-range · 2020

Xiaomi Black Shark 3

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55

A solid mid-ranger with 65W fast charging and an AMOLED screen.

Best for Streaming · reading · social
Strength 65W fast charging, AMOLED screen
6.67″ AMOLED · 90Hz
Snapdragon 865 5G 8 / 128 GB
4720 mAh 65W charging
64 MP 2 rear · 20 MP selfie
5G
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Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

1920 fps slow motion for action clips

Cooling hardware helps with sustained gaming performance

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
Supported

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

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
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

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

Capacity
4720 mAh
Wired charging
65 W
Fast
Removable
No

Audio

Stereo
Stereo speakers
Speakers
Stereo
Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.0
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
USB OTG
Supported
3.5mm jack
Yes
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

vs

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 15 W charging · 4,720 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery
Lower benchmark score
744k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier
No NFC
No NFC vs NFC
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 222 g vs 164 g
Full comparison
vs

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 · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 222 g vs 163 g
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