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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2022-04-04 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 10.08 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, having a global score of 85 against 78.7. The iPhone 8 design is thinner and extremely lighter than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it was released 5 years before. IPhone 8 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a lot worse 750 x 1334 resolution, a way smaller screen and a little less pixels per inch of screen.
The iPhone 8 has a much faster processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a lower number of cores and 6 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processor. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro takes way better pictures and videos than iPhone 8, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor, and they both have a same size aperture, the same 60 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with a lot better 108 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro's storage for applications and games is just as good as the iPhone 8 one, both have exactly the same 256 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 8, because it has 4650mAh of battery capacity against 1821mAh.
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