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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-09-16 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 969.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
IPhone 7 Plus has an overall score of 83.8, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark 2's score of 82.3. The iPhone 7 Plus body is a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, although it was released 3 years before. The iPhone 7 Plus counts with a little bit better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a just a bit lower display pixels density, a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a little smaller display, it also counts with a brighter display.
Apple iPhone 7 Plus counts with much more storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 256 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little better hardware performance than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a larger amount of RAM and more cores. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than iPhone 7 Plus, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same (4K) video definition and a F1.8 camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a camera with much more mega pixels and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
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