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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-04-20 |
| -- | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| -- | 6.70 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass and Titanium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6 inches |
| -- | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 402 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| A18 Pro (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 10.34 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | 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 Xiaomi Black Shark is a bit better than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, getting a score of 80.4 against 74.7. The Xiaomi Black Shark comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max works with iOS operating system. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a lot better hardware performance than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, and although they both have 8 GB of RAM memory, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a higher number of faster cores.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a lot better looking display than iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it has a quite smaller display and way less brightness. Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max also has better video frame rates and a back camera with much more mega-pixels.
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max features a very superior memory for apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark has a superior battery performance than iPhone 16 Pro Max.
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