Sony Xperia M5 vs Xiaomi Black Shark 3

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Xperia M5:

  LCD

  Black Shark 3:

  OLED

• Weight

  Xperia M5: 79.5 g lighter

  Xperia M5:

  142.5 g

  Black Shark 3:

  222 g

• Width

  Xperia M5: 5.3 mm narrower

  Xperia M5:

  72 mm

  Black Shark 3:

  77.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia M5: 1.67 in smaller diagonal

  Xperia M5:

  5 in

  Black Shark 3:

  6.67 in

• Chipset

  Xperia M5:

  Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)

  Black Shark 3:

  Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)

• Rear camera layout

  Xperia M5:

  Single

  Black Shark 3:

  Triple

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Xperia M5

   Height:

   145 mm

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

2. 2. Black Shark 3

   Height:

   168.7 mm +23.7 mm versus Xperia M5

   Width:

   77.3 mm +5.3 mm versus Xperia M5

   Depth:

   10.4 mm +2.8 mm versus Xperia M5

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Xperia M5

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Black Shark 3

   Screen diagonal:

   6.67 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   20:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   107.4 cm²

Black Shark 3 has approximately 55.8% more rectangular screen area than Xperia M5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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