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| Global Score | |
| 92.8 | 90.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches | 7.00 x 3.28 x 0.40 inches |
| 6.66 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Blasting black |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 7.1 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 484 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| 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 | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| 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 is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, getting a 92.8 score against 90.1. IPhone 12 Pro counts with iOS 15.x operating system, and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro counts with Android 10 operating system. The iPhone 12 Pro is a lighter and much thinner phone than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, even when they were released with only a few months difference.
IPhone 12 Pro has a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, although it has a bit less pixels per inch of display, a bit smaller screen and a quite lower 1170 x 2532 resolution. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features much more storage to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The iPhone 12 Pro has a superior hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro shoots much clearer pictures and videos than iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light photography, and they both have the same 60 fps video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also counts with a back-facing camera with a way better 64 mega-pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has a way better battery life than iPhone 12 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2815mAh.
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