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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-03-28 |
| -- | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 7.23 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| Glass and Titanium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| -- | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| -- | 403 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| A18 Pro (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 10.34 | 11.55 |
| 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 2 has a score of 82.3, which is much better than iPhone 16 Pro Max's 74.7 global score. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 comes with Android 10 operating system, and iPhone 16 Pro Max has iOS operating system. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a much better screen than iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it has much worse brightness and a little bit smaller display.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a lot better hardware performance than iPhone 16 Pro Max, and although they both have 8 GB of RAM memory, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has 8 more CPU cores. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 takes much clearer videos and photos than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, they both have the same (4K) video resolution and a 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
The iPhone 16 Pro Max counts with a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has more internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a very superior battery duration than iPhone 16 Pro Max.
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