The newest Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra houses a set of four main cameras of 108/48/12/TOF MP while the new gaming phone Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, with some amazing features for gaming mode like the processor, the screen and other improvements include three rear cameras of 64/13/5 MP. Both phones brings new hardware,camera and software improvements. The review for this version with new specs are detailed next.
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Processor
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset and the processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 1 core of 2.84 GHz Kryo 585, 3 cores of 2.42 GHz Kryo 585 and 4 cores of 1.8 GHz Kryo 585. It has a maximun CPU frequency of 2840 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 runs in both smartphones.
Meanwhile, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, the second processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 1 core of 2.84 GHz Kryo 585, 3 cores of 2.42 GHz Kryo 585 and 4 cores of 1.8 GHz Kryo 585. It has a maximun CPU frequency of 2840 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture and 4th Gen liquid cooling system.
Battery
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra battery capacity is 5000 mAh, which is the same as Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro. Some features include Wireless charging, Fast charging, Non-removable, Qi/PMA wireless charging – 15 W, Wireless reverse charging – 9 W, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 and USB Power Delivery 3.0
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro battery include Fast charging, Non-removable, 2x 2500 mAh batteries and 65W fast charging.
Screen
The smartphone is using a Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with 1440 x 3200 pixels and a screen size of 6.9 in (inches).
Meanwhile the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is featuring a Super AMOLED with 1440 x 3120 pixels and a display size of 7.1 in (inches)
Memory
On the memory hardware side, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is carrying a ram memory of 12 GB (gigabytes) or 16 GB (gigabytes) with some features like 2750 MHz (megahertz) and LPDDR5 and a built-in storage of 128 GB (gigabytes),256 GB (gigabytes),512 GB (gigabytes)
. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is coming with a 8 GB (gigabytes) or 12 GB (gigabytes), some features like 2750 MHz (megahertz), LPDDR5 and Double channel and a built-in storage of 128 GB (gigabytes),256 GB (gigabytes)In the basic edition, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra gives a 50% more ram memory capacity than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro.
The maximum capacity offered by the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is 16 gigabytes ,which is a 33.33% bigger than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro with 12 gigabytes.
How much built-in storage space you can get for apps and saving photos, files and video? The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra comes with 128 GB (gigabytes) or 256 GB (gigabytes) or 512 GB (gigabytes),In the basic edition, both phones have the same storage capacity of 128 gigabytes.
The max storage capacity offered by the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is 512 gigabytes ,which is a 100% more than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro with 256 gigabytes.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro gets you 128 GB (gigabytes) or 256 GB (gigabytes) of internal storage.
Rear Camera
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra main camera setup is composed by 108/48/12/TOF MP , the flash type is Dual LED , a focal length (35 , of 26 mm , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.8 f/3.5 f/2.2 f/1.0 F.Meanwhile the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro rear camera comes with 64/13/5 MP , the flash type is LED , a focal length (35 , of 20 mm , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.8 f/2.3 f/2.2 F.
| Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra | Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro |
|---|---|
| 100x digital zoom (Space Zoom) (#3) | 3-element lens (#3) |
| 1080p @ 240 fps | 6-element lens (#2) |
| 10x optical zoom (#3) | Aperture – f/2.2 (#3) |
| 2160p @ 60 fps | Aperture size – f/2.25 (#2) |
| 30x hybrid zoom (#3) | Autofocus |
| 720p @ 960 fps | Continuous shooting |
| Angle of view – 120° (#2) | Digital image stabilization |
| Angle of view – 24° (#3) | Digital zoom |
| Aperture size – f/2.2 (#2) | Exposure compensation |
| Aperture size – f/3.5 (#3) | Face detection |
| Autofocus | Geotagging |
| Continuous shooting | HDR |
| Digital zoom | ISO settings |
| Exposure compensation | Macro mode |
| Face detection | Optical zoom |
| Fourth rear camera – DepthVision | Panorama |
| Geotagging | Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) |
| HDR | Pixel size – 1.6 μm (4-in-1 pixel binning) |
| HDR10+ video recording | RAW |
| ISO settings | Scene mode |
| Nonacell pixel size – 2.4 μm (9-in-1 pixel binning) | Secondary rear camera – 13 MP (ultra-wide angle) |
| Object tracking AF | Self-timer |
| OIS (#3) | Third rear camera – 5 MP (depth-sensing) |
| Optical image stabilization | Touch focus |
| Optical zoom | White balance settings |
| Panorama | |
| Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) | |
| Scene mode | |
| Secondary rear camera – 12 MP (ultra-wide angle) | |
| Self-timer | |
| Sensor type – ISOCELL Bright | |
| Super Phase detection | |
| Third rear camera – 48 MP (periscope telephoto) | |
| Touch focus | |
| White balance settings |
Front Camera – Selfie
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra comes with a 40 MP in the front.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a 20 MP as a main front-camera.
Some other front camera features are detailed next:
| Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra | Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro |
|---|---|
| 40 MP | 20 MP |
| Aperture:f/2.2 | Aperture:f/2.2 |
| Auto HDR | HDR |
| Phase detection with Dual Pixel | Pixel size:0.9 µm /0.000900 mm |
| Sensor type:CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) | Sensor size:1/3″ |
| Wide angle lens |
Data network and speed connectivity/bandwidth
The mobile networks technologies improve the communication between devices, connectivity speed and files download/upload bandwidth depending of the place.
| Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra | Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro |
|---|---|
| Enhanced 4×4 MIMO | 5G NSA |
| LAA (US only) | 5G SA |
| Snapdragon X55 modem | EDGE |
| Up to 7CA | EV-DO Rev. A(1.8/3.1 Mbit/s) |
| 5G NSA | GPRS |
| 5G SA | HSPA+ |
| EDGE | LTE |
| GPRS | TD- |
| HSPA+(5.76/ 42 Mbit/s) | TD-SCDMA |
| LTE Cat 20 | UMTS(384 kbit/s) |
| UMTS(384 kbit/s) |
Price
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra price is $1399 and the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro price tag is $675 (8 GB + 256 GB) or $720 (12 GB + 256GB)