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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 6.56 |
| 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 is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, getting a score of 88.5 against 86.6. IPhone 12 mini is a much lighter and extremely thinner cellphone than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although both of them were released with only a couple months difference. IPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x operating system, while Xiaomi Black Shark 3 comes with Android 10 operating system.
Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a brighter screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per screen inch. The iPhone 12 mini has a quite superior hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots much clearer photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light images, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a way better resolution camera in the back.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity.
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