Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-09-22 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.08 | 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 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 |
| 10.12 | 9.79 |
| 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 | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 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 is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark, having an 85 score against 80.4. IPhone 8 is a somewhat thinner and much lighter phone than Xiaomi Black Shark, even though they were released only a few months apart. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit more vivid screen than iPhone 8, because although it has a little bit darker screen, it also counts with a lot higher 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution, a bigger display and a little bit greater pixel count per inch of display.
IPhone 8 has a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 256 GB internal memory. The iPhone 8 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Apple iPhone 8 captures clearer photographs and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a tinier sensor, and they both have a F1.8 aperture, a back facing camera with a 12 mega pixels and the same (4K) video definition, the Apple iPhone 8 also counts with better 60 fps video frame rates.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 120% bigger battery capacity.
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