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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 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 | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 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 Apple iPhone 12 is a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, with an 88.7 score against 86.6. The Apple iPhone 12 works with iOS 15.x OS, while Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with Android 10 OS. The Apple iPhone 12 design is notably thinner and notably lighter than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, even though both were only released 6 months apart.
The iPhone 12 counts with a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little better quantity of pixels in each screen inch and a slightly higher 1170 x 2532 pixels resolution. The iPhone 12 features a better hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a very superior camera than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for capturing pictures or video in low light situations, and they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone 12, because it has 128 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a very superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 68% larger battery capacity.
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