Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-10-23 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 457 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 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (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 | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 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 is better than the Xiaomi Black Shark, having a overall score of 88.7 against 80.4. The iPhone 12 has iOS 15.x operating system, while Xiaomi Black Shark comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The iPhone 12 construction is much newer, somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than the Xiaomi Black Shark.
Apple iPhone 12 counts with a greater performance than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has 2 lesser cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The Apple iPhone 12 counts with a more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a little bit greater quantity of pixels per display inch, a slightly better 1170 x 2532 pixels resolution, a quite larger display and a lot brighter display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 12, because it has more internal memory. Xiaomi Black Shark features a very superior battery performance than iPhone 12, because it has a 4000mAh battery size. IPhone 12 captures slightly better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera and the same (4K) video resolution, the iPhone 12 also has a larger aperture and better 60 frames per second video frame rates.
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