The new Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro device has a 3 camera setup with a main lens of 64 MP, Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor chipset and a battery of 5000 mAh. On other side, the Honor Play 4 Pro also has awesome features. The comparison for both models with new specs are detailed next.
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Processor and Operating System
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro 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 maximum CPU frequency of 2840 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture and 4th Gen liquid cooling system. Running on MIUI 11 operating system.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 is a better chipset processor than the Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 990 5G.
Meanwhile, the Honor Play 4 Pro has a Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 990 5G, the second processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 2 cores of 2.86 GHz ARM Corte cores of -A76, 2 cores of 2.36 GHz ARM Corte cores of -A76 and 4 cores of 1.95 GHz ARM Corte cores of -A55. It has a maximum CPU frequency of 2860 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture,GPU Turbo 3.0 and Link Turbo. And it’s running on MIUI 11 OS system.
Graphics Processor (GPU)
TheXiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is carrying a Qualcomm Adreno 650,587 MHz (megahertz) gpu in the interior and the Honor Play 4 Pro has the ARM Mali-G76 MP16,600 MHz (megahertz),16 cores graphics processor.
Battery
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro battery capacity is 5000 mAh which is a 19% (percent) more powerful than the 4200 mAh offered by the Honor Play 4 Pro. Some features include Fast charging, Non-removable, 2x 2500 mAh batteries and 65W fast charging.
The Honor Play 4 Pro battery include Fast charging, Non-removable, 40W fast charging and Huawei Super Charge.
Screen
The handset is using a Super AMOLED display with 1440 x 3120 pixels and a screen size of 7.1 in (inches).
Meanwhile the Honor Play 4 Pro is featuring a IPS display with 1080 x 2340 pixels and a screen size of 6.57 in (inches).
As we can see here, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is a 8% bigger than Honor Play 4 Pro screen. The main display features of both phones are detailed next:
| Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro | Honor Play 4 Pro |
|---|---|
| 4 pressure sensors | 2.5D curved glass screen |
| 500 cd/m² | Capacitive |
| 90Hz | Multi-touch |
| 97% DCI-P3 | |
| Active DC Dimming | |
| Capacitive | |
| Delta E < 1 | |
| HDR10+ | |
| Input latency – 24 ms | |
| JNCD < 0.55 | |
| Master Touch 3.0 | |
| MEMC technology | |
| Multi-touch | |
| Scratch resistant | |
| Touch registration rate – 240 Hz | |
| TrueviewDisplay | |
| TUV Certified for Eye Comfort |
RAM Memory and storage
On the memory hardware side, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is carrying a ram memory of 8 GB (gigabytes) or 12 GB (gigabytes) with some features like 2750 MHz (megahertz), LPDDR5 and Double channel.
The Honor Play 4 Pro is coming with a 8 GB (gigabytes) and it has some features like 1866 MHz (megahertz), LPDDR4X and Double channel.
In the basic edition, both phones have the same ram capacity of 8 gigabytes.
The maximum capacity offered by the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is 12 gigabytes ,which is a 50% bigger than the Honor Play 4 Pro with 8 gigabytes.
How much built-in storage space you can get for apps and saving photos, files and video? The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro comes with or 128 GB (gigabytes) or 256 GB (gigabytes). In the basic edition, both phones have the same storage capacity of 128 gigabytes.
The max storage capacity offered by the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro is 256 gigabytes ,which is a 100% more than the Honor Play 4 Pro with 128 gigabytes.
Honor Play 4 Pro gets you or 128 GB (gigabytes) of internal storage.
Rear Camera
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro rear camera setup is composed by 3 lenses of 64/13/5 MP , the flash type is LED , a focal length of 20 mm , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.8 f/2.3 f/2.2 respectively.
Meanwhile the Honor Play 4 Pro rear camera comes with 2 lenses of 40/8 MP , the flash type is LED , carrying sensor like Sony IMX600 Exmor RS , a pixel size of 1.4 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.7 f/2.4 respectively.
| Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro | Honor Play 4 Pro |
|---|---|
| 3-element lens (#3) | Autofocus |
| 6-element lens (#2) | Continuous shooting |
| Aperture – f/2.2 (#3) | Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF) |
| Aperture size – f/2.25 (#2) | Digital image stabilization |
| Autofocus | Digital zoom |
| Continuous shooting | Exposure compensation |
| Digital image stabilization | Face detection |
| Digital zoom | Geotagging |
| Exposure compensation | HDR |
| Face detection | ISO settings |
| Geotagging | Panorama |
| HDR | Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) |
| ISO settings | RYYB sensor |
| Macro mode | Scene mode |
| Optical zoom | Secondary rear camera |
| Panorama | Self-timer |
| Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) | Third rear camera |
| Pixel size – 1.6 μm (4-in-1 pixel binning) | Touch focus |
| RAW | White balance settings |
| Scene mode | |
| Secondary rear camera – 13 MP (ultra-wide angle) | |
| Self-timer | |
| Third rear camera – 5 MP (depth-sensing) | |
| Touch focus | |
| White balance settings |
Front Camera – Selfie
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro comes with a 20 MP in the front.
The Honor Play 4 Pro has a 32 MP as a main front-camera.
Some other front camera features are detailed next:
| Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro | Honor Play 4 Pro |
|---|---|
| 20 MP | 32 MP |
| Aperture:f/2.2 | Aperture:f/2.0 |
| HDR | Aperture:f/2.0 (#2) |
| Pixel size:0.9 µm /0.000900 mm | Face unlock |
| Sensor size:1/3″ | Secondary front camera – 8 MP |
| Wide angle lens | Sensor type:CMOS BSI (backside illumination) |
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.
| Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro | Honor Play 4 Pro |
|---|---|
| 5G NSA | 5G NSA |
| 5G SA | 5G SA |
| EDGE | Built-in 5G modem |
| EV-DO Rev. A(1.8/3.1 Mbit/s) | EDGE |
| GPRS | EV-DO Rev. A(1.8/3.1 Mbit/s) |
| HSPA+ | GPRS |
| LTE | HSPA |
| TD- | LTE |
| TD-SCDMA | TD- |
| UMTS(384 kbit/s) | TD-SCDMA |
| UMTS(384 kbit/s) |
Price
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro price is $675 (8 GB + 256 GB) or $720 (12 GB + 256 GB) and the Honor Play 4 Pro price tag is $410