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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| 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 A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.72 |
| 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 (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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.88 |
| 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 | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The iPhone 8 Plus is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, with a score of 87.1 against 82.9. Despite of the fact that the iPhone 8 Plus is older than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, it's design is thinner and just a little bit lighter. Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
IPhone 8 Plus features a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, a little bit less pixels per screen inch and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with more brightness. Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a much better storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has 128 GB more internal storage.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a much better battery performance than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2691mAh. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro takes much better photos and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, a F1.8 aperture and the same 60 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera and a way larger sensor which offers a lot higher image and video quality.
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