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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 457 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 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 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 | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 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 Pro Max has an overall score of 93.2, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3's general score of 86.6. IPhone 12 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x operating system, while Xiaomi Black Shark 3 comes with Android 10 operating system. IPhone 12 Pro Max's construction is thinner but just a bit heavier than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and both of them were released only 6 months apart.
IPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a superior processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and lesser cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max also has a bit better screen density and a slightly better resolution of 1284 x 2778 pixels.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes much better videos and photos than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for low-light photography, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 60 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a lot more mega pixels camera.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has improved battery life than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 4720mAh battery size against 3687mAh.
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