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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| 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 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 10.26 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS Max is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, getting an 84.5 score against 78.7. Apple iPhone XS Max is an incredibly older device than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, but it is thinner and a bit lighter anyway. The iPhone XS Max counts with a lot better processing power than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has less cores (although they are faster) and less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The iPhone XS Max features a more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1242 x 2688px and a bit greater number of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro captures much clearer photographs and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor shooting lower quality photographs, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the same video frame rates and a F1.8 aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with a back facing camera with a way higher 108 megapixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 192 GB more internal memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a really longer battery life than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 46% larger battery capacity.
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