Black Shark 3S mobile was launched on 31st July 2020. The phone comes with a 6.67-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080x2400 pixels and an aspect ratio of 20:9. Black Shark 3S is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor. It comes with 12GB of RAM. The Black Shark 3S supports proprietary fast charging.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Black Shark 3S on the rear packs a 64-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture; a second 13-megapixel camera with an f/2.2 aperture and a third 5-megapixel camera with an f/2.2 aperture. The rear camera setup has phase detection autofocus. It sports a 20-megapixel camera on the front for selfies, with an f/f/2.0 aperture.

Black Shark 3S packs 128GB of inbuilt storage. The Black Shark 3S is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) mobile that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Black Shark 3S measures 168.72 x 77.33 x 10.42mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 222.00 grams. It was launched in Sky Cloud Black and Crystal Blue colours. It bears a polycarbonate body.

Connectivity options on the Black Shark 3S include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/Yes, GPS, Bluetooth v5.00, USB OTG, USB Type-C, 3G, and 4G. Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and in-display fingerprint sensor. The Black Shark 3S supports face unlock.

The Poco M2 Pro has an attractive design and is built well, but it also looks very similar to the Redmi Note 9 Pro. It features a P2i water-repellent coating, which is said to make it splash-proof. Poco has used a 6.67-inch full-HD+ LCD display, with a cutout for the selfie camera. You also get Gorilla Glass 5 on the front, back, and the rear camera module. One feature that's missing is a high refresh rate.

The Poco M2 Pro runs on MIUI 11, which is based on Android 10, and my unit had the June security patch. Apart from having the Poco Launcher as a default, the features and functionality are very similar to what you get on Redmi devices.

MIUI and app performance were superb thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SoC. Navigating through MIUI's interface felt snappy, multitasking worked well, and apps in general were quick to load. Gaming performance was very good too. The 5,000mAh capacity easily lasted for an entire day, even with lots of gaming and camera usage.

The Poco M2 Pro has four rear cameras, which include a primary 48-megapixel sensor, an 8-megapixel sensor with a wide-angle lens, a 5-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth camera. You get a 16-megapixel hole-punch selfie camera. Overall, the cameras of the Poco M2 Pro performed decently under good light, but struggled to deliver satisfactory results in low light.

Redmi 9A smartphone was launched on 30th June 2020. The phone comes with a 6.53-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 720x1600 pixels and an aspect ratio of 20:9. Redmi 9A is powered by an octa-core MediaTek processor. It comes with 2GB of RAM. The Redmi 9A runs Android 10 and is powered by a 5000mAh non-removable battery. The Redmi 9A supports proprietary fast charging.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Redmi 9A on the rear packs a 13-megapixel camera with an f/2.2 aperture. It sports a 5-megapixel camera on the front for selfies, with an f/2.2 aperture.

The Redmi 9A runs MIUI 11 based on Android 10 and packs 32GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card (up to 512GB) with a dedicated slot. The Redmi 9A is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Redmi 9A measures 164.90 x 77.07 x 9.00mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 194.00 grams. It was launched in Midnight Grey, Peacock Green, and Twilight Blue colours.

Connectivity options on the Redmi 9A include Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, FM radio, 3G, and 4G with active 4G on both SIM cards. The Redmi 9A supports face unlock.

Redmi 9C smartphone was launched on 30th June 2020. The phone comes with a 6.53-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 720x1600 pixels and an aspect ratio of 20:9. Redmi 9C is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio G35 processor. It comes with 3GB of RAM. The Redmi 9C runs Android 10 and is powered by a 5000mAh battery. The Redmi 9C supports proprietary fast charging.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Redmi 9C on the rear packs a 13-megapixel primary camera with an f/2.2 aperture; a second 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture and a third 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture. It sports a 5-megapixel camera on the front for selfies, with an f/2.2 aperture.

The Redmi 9C runs MIUI 11 based on Android 10 and packs 32GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card (up to 512GB) with a dedicated slot. The Redmi 9C is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Redmi 9C measures 164.90 x 77.07 x 9.00mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 196.00 grams. It was launched in Midnight Grey, Sunrise Orange, and Twilight Blue colours.

Connectivity options on the Redmi 9C include Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, 3G, and 4G with active 4G on both SIM cards. Sensors on the phone include fingerprint sensor. The Redmi 9C supports face unlock.

Xiaomi Redmi 9 smartphone was launched on 10th June 2020. The phone comes with a 6.53-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080x2340 pixels at a pixel density of 394 pixels per inch (ppi) and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. Xiaomi Redmi 9 is powered by a 2GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio G80 processor. It comes with 3GB of RAM. The Xiaomi Redmi 9 runs Android and is powered by a 5020mAh non-removable battery. The Xiaomi Redmi 9 supports Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Xiaomi Redmi 9 on the rear packs a 13-megapixel primary camera with an f/2.2 aperture; a second 8-megapixel camera with an f/2.2 aperture; a third 5-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture and a fourth 2-megapixel camera. It sports a 8-megapixel camera on the front for selfies, with an f/2.0 aperture.

The Xiaomi Redmi 9 runs MIUI based on Android and packs 32GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card with a dedicated slot. The Xiaomi Redmi 9 is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Xiaomi Redmi 9 measures 163.32 x 77.01 x 9.01mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 198.00 grams. It was launched in Carbon Gray, Sunset Purple, and Ocean Green colours.

Connectivity options on the Xiaomi Redmi 9 include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, Bluetooth v5.00, NFC, Infrared, USB Type-C, and FM radioWi-Fi Direct with active 4G on both SIM cards. Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, proximity sensor, and fingerprint sensor. The Xiaomi Redmi 9 supports face unlock.