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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-03-31 | 2018-04-20 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a general score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than iPhone SE's general score of 75.7. Although the Xiaomi Black Shark is much newer than iPhone SE, it is way heavier and thicker. The Xiaomi Black Shark has a superior performance than Apple iPhone SE, because it has a larger number of faster cores and 6 GB more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a slightly better looking screen than iPhone SE, because it has a way bigger display, a quite more display brightness, a just a bit better quantity of pixels per display inch and a much better 1080 x 2160 resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark features just a bit better camera than iPhone SE, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, a back facing camera with a 12 MP and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and a larger back camera sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures.
Xiaomi Black Shark and Apple iPhone SE count with similar storage to install applications and games, both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark has a really longer battery performance than Apple iPhone SE, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1624mAh.
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