Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro vs Black Shark 3
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on May 12, 2020, against the Xiaomi Black Shark 3, which is powered by the same chip and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Delivers 40% higher peak brightness (861 against 616 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 10
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 3.0
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Black Shark 3
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Stereo speakers
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.2% | 83.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 177 Hz | 227 Hz |
| Response time | 9 ms | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 168.7 mm (6.64 inches) |
| Width | 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) | 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 10.4 mm (0.41 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 222 g (7.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue, Purple | Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
| Max. clock | 2840 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 587 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1228 GFLOPS | ~1228 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 190281 | 191224 |
| GPU | 214761 | 256875 |
| Memory | 113115 | 117650 |
| UX | 126733 | 136575 |
| Total score | 647532 | 703835 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3813 | 3824 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 10538 | 10752 |
AnTuTu Benchmark Android Ranking (200th and 159th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 10.0 |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | Joy UI 12 |
| OS size | 21 GB | 20 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 4720 mAh |
| Charge power | 30 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Quick Charge 4+ (100% in 70 min) | Yes (100% in 42 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | 0:42 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:46 hr | - |
| Watching video | 20:34 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:11 hr | - |
| Standby | 113 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 5 MP + 13 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.89 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.6 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX686 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3L6 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.3 |
| Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 50 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5", Samsung S5K5E9 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
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| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
- 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5963 x 3354 | 7744 x 5184 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.9 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | 1/3" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 24 | 22 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2020 | March 2020 |
| Release date | June 2020 | May 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.79 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.03 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the software, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Black Shark 3.
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