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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS Max is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark, with a score of 84.5 against 80.4. IPhone XS Max's construction is just a little bit heavier but somewhat thinner than Xiaomi Black Shark, and both of them were released only 5 months apart. The iPhone XS Max counts with a little better performance than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has 2 less and slower processing cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Apple iPhone XS Max has a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a little bigger screen, a little higher screen pixel density, a little bit brighter display and a higher 1242 x 2688 resolution. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
Apple iPhone XS Max features just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have a same resolution camera, the same diafragm aperture and the same video resolution, the Apple iPhone XS Max also has a bigger sensor and faster video frame rates. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with greater battery lifetime than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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