Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2021-05-06 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | -- |
| 456 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a global score of 88.3, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max's 85.3 global score. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 works with Android 11 OS, and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max comes with iOS 15.x OS. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 design is newer and just a bit lighter than the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max's, although it's notably thicker.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max count with incredibly similar displays, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a little bit lower 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little bit less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with way more brightness and a quite larger screen. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features much more memory to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has more internal memory capacity.
IPhone 11 Pro Max features a bit better processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processor. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 takes better pictures and videos than iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a much bigger back camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and pictures and a back camera with a much higher 48 MP resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a little longer battery lifetime than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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