Google Pixel 3 vs. Black Shark 2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Google Pixel 3 and Black Shark 2. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel 3 vs. Black Shark 2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel 3 Black Shark 2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.6 mm 163.61 mm Black Shark 2 has greater height than Google Pixel 3.
Width 68.2 mm 75.01 mm Black Shark 2 has greater width than Google Pixel 3.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.77 mm Google Pixel 3 is narrower than Google Pixel 3.
Weight 148 g 205 g Google Pixel 3 is lighter than Google Pixel 3.
Body Colour Not pink | Clearly white | Just black Shadow black
Body Material Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating -
Protection Dustproof, water-resistant -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Google Pixel 3 is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 1.33 W/kg -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Google Pixel 3 Black Shark 2
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Flexible OLED AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.39" Black Shark 2 has larger screen size than Google Pixel 3.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Black Shark 2 has better screen resolution than Google Pixel 3.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 443 ppi 403 ppi Google Pixel 3 has better pixel density than Black Shark 2.
Aspect Ratio 18:9 19.5:9
Max Brightness - 430 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 60000:1 Google Pixel 3 has better display contrast ratio than Black Shark 2.
HDR Yes Yes Both phones have HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features Always-on display, 3D Glass, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut Eye protection mode, Image Enhance Technology, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, TrueView Display, intelligent motion compensation technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Google Pixel 3 Black Shark 2
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 2.84 GHz Black Shark 2 has higher clock speed than Google Pixel 3.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 630 Qualcomm ADRENO 640
MEMORY Google Pixel 3 Black Shark 2
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 12 GB Black Shark 2 has more RAM than Google Pixel 3.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Black Shark 2 has more internal memory than Google Pixel 3.
CAMERA Google Pixel 3 Black Shark 2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12.2 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Black Shark 2 has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 3.
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.75 Black Shark 2 has better lens aperture than Google Pixel 3.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Google Pixel 3 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom - 2x
Special Effects - HDR, low light enhancement
Camera Modes - Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, portrait mode
Light Source - LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 6P lens
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Black Shark 2 has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 3.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Black Shark 2 has better front lens aperture than Google Pixel 3.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 5-element
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.9 μm
Camera Modes (Front) - AI Beauty
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Front) - 4-in-1 technology
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) F/1.8 -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel 3 Black Shark 2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2915 mAh 4000 mAh Black Shark 2 has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel 3.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0 Black Shark 2 has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Google Pixel 3 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi -
CELLULAR Google Pixel 3 Black Shark 2
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie -
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel 3 Black Shark 2
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 66, Band 71 Band 1, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes - Google Pixel 3 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Google Pixel 3 Black Shark 2
Supported Digital Audio Standards Apt-X, apt-X HD WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), apt-X, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards - FLV, AVI, ASF, 3GP, WebM, 3G2, MP4
FEATURES Google Pixel 3 Black Shark 2
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, Active Edge v2 Ambient light sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Pixel Visual Core, Titan M Security Module MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, X-Type Smart Antenna, Revolutionary Liquid Cooling 3.0, Ludicrous Mode, Black Shark Gaming AI, TrueClarity MEMC processing, SHARK key
OTHERS Google Pixel 3 Black Shark 2
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB-C charger, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C headphones, USB-C to USB-C cable Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, protective case
Compliant Standards IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
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