Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-23 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 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 | |
| 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 a little bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, getting an 88.7 score against 82.3. The iPhone 12 body is newer, incredibly lighter and thinner than Xiaomi Black Shark 2. IPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x operating system, and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 works with Android 10 operating system. Apple iPhone 12 has a sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels, a way brighter screen and a little more pixels per inch of screen.
IPhone 12 has a better performing CPU than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has 4 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 shoots much better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for capturing images or video in low-light situations and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a back camera with way more megapixels.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 12, because it has more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a much longer battery life than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2815mAh.
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