Product
Xiaomi Black Shark 3S
Xiaomi Black Shark 3S
Google Pixel 8a
Google Pixel 8a
Battery
Charging 65W wired, 100% in 38 min 18W magnetic wireless 18W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless Bypass charging
Type Li-Po 4729 mAh Li-Po 4492 mAh
Body
Build Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back
Dimensions 168.7 x 77.3 x 10.4 mm (6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 in) 152.1 x 72.7 x 8.9 mm (5.99 x 2.86 x 0.35 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Weight 222 g (7.83 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
  - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC No Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
Display
Protection - Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~430 ppi density)
Size 6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2 (~82.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.1 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~81.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Type AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 500 nits (typ) OLED, HDR, 120Hz, 2000 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  - Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2020, July 31 2024, May 07
Status Available. Released 2020, August 04 Available. Released 2024, May 14
Main Camera
Dual - 64 MP (16 MP eff.), f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take
Triple 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF 13 MP, f/2.3, 120˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth) -
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@1920fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, OIS
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Misc
Colors Sky Cloud Black, Crystal Blue Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe
Models - GKV4X, G6GPR, G8HHN, G576D
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66 - G6GPR (International)
5G bands 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 76, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G6GPR (International)
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G8HHN (USA)
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+) Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 650 Immortalis-G715s MC10
OS Android 10 Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR, panorama
Single 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm 13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 11:25h
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 83h
Display - 1508 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -26.5 LUFS (Good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 1193520 (v10) GeekBench: 4384 (v6) 3DMark: 2427 (Wild Life Extreme)