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| Global Score | |
| 94.9 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 16.x | Android 11 |
| 2022-09-16 | 2021-05-06 |
| 6.33 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| Deep Purple, Gold, Silver and Space Black | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2796 x 1290 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | -- |
| 460 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple 16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3460 MHz processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 5-core GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.8 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4323mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 14 Pro Max is slightly better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 4, getting a overall score of 94.9 against 88.3. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max comes with iOS 16.x operating system, and Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with Android 11 operating system. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max's design is newer and way thinner, but also somewhat heavier than the Xiaomi Black Shark 4.
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max counts with a better performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features just a bit better looking display than iPhone 14 Pro Max, although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a bit lower quantity of pixels per inch in the display, they both have a display with the same size.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max. Both have the same resolution back facing camera, the same video definition, a F1.8 camera aperture and the same video frame rate. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Xiaomi Black Shark 4 both feature very similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have equal internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features just a little better battery lifetime than iPhone 14 Pro Max, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 4323mAh.
Although iPhone 14 Pro Max is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Xiaomi Black Shark 4, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Xiaomi Black Shark 4. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can get the Xiaomi Black Shark 4, giving up some specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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