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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Iceberg grey and Shadow black |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 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, 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
The iPhone XS Max is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, getting a global score of 84.5 against 82.9. Despite of the fact the iPhone XS Max is older and a bit heavier than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, it's design is still somewhat thinner. IPhone XS Max has a bit superior processing unit than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 4 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
IPhone XS Max counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has a quite better 1242 x 2688 pixels resolution, a little bit larger display, a little bit better screen pixel density and more brightness. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a better camera than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the same 60 fps video frame rates and the same camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor and a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has much more memory capacity to install applications and games than iPhone XS Max, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has better battery duration than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 26 percent bigger battery capacity.
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