Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-11-13 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 477 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 mini has a score of 88.5, which is better than Xiaomi Black Shark's 80.4 global score. The iPhone 12 mini design is noticeably newer, somewhat thinner and notably lighter than the Xiaomi Black Shark. IPhone 12 mini counts with iOS 14.x OS, and Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie OS.
Apple iPhone 12 mini features a quite superior hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor. The iPhone 12 mini features a much better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a little better quantity of pixels per screen inch, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a much brighter display.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a much greater memory to store more games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a very superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. The Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and a 12 mega-pixels camera in the back, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also has a larger aperture to take better images and video in low-light environments and faster 60 frames per second video frame rate.
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