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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black and Silver |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 463 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 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 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 (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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 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 Apple iPhone XS is a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, having an 84.2 score against 82.3. Apple iPhone XS's design is thinner and lighter than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, although both of them were released with only 6 months difference. The iPhone XS features a slightly better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a brighter display, a bit higher resolution of 1125 x 2436 and a little bit higher pixels density.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Apple iPhone XS has a little faster processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has less and slower processing cores and less RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2659mAh. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 captures much better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and a same size aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a lot more megapixels back-facing camera and a way bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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