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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.43 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.56 |
| 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a global score of 86.6, which is a bit better than Apple iPhone XS Max's global score of 84.5. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a newer cellphone than Apple iPhone XS Max, although it is incredibly thicker and a little bit heavier. Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen and a quite better 1242 x 2688 resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. IPhone XS Max has a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser and slower processing cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures much better pictures and videos than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same (4K) video quality and the same 60 frames per second video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a much more megapixels camera in the back and a way larger camera sensor providing a much higher image quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a very superior battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity instead of 3179mAh.
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