Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-11-13 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black and Silver |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 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
IPhone 12 Pro Max has a global score of 93.2, which is better than Xiaomi Black Shark 2's overall score of 82.3. The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x operating system, while Xiaomi Black Shark 2 works with Android 10 operating system. The iPhone 12 Pro Max design is newer and somewhat thinner than Xiaomi Black Shark 2's, but it is just a bit heavier.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max features a quite superior performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has an inferior number of cores and less RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. IPhone 12 Pro Max has a much better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a little larger screen, way more brightness, a better resolution of 1284 x 2778 pixels and a little bit higher display pixels density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 shoots much better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting photos or videos in low-light situations and lower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a way better 48 MP resolution camera in the back.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max both count with very similar storage capacity to install games and applications, they have the same internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a little longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has an 8 percent more battery size.
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