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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.24 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 | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 463 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 | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 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 an overall score of 86.6, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone XS's 84.2 global score. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a newer cellphone than the Apple iPhone XS, although it's noticeably thicker and a lot heavier. IPhone XS has a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1125 x 2436px and a little bit higher display density.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a much bigger storage to install games and applications than iPhone XS, because it has 64 GB more internal memory. Apple iPhone XS has a little better performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a lower number of cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 takes much clearer photographs and videos than iPhone XS, and although they both have the same aperture, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a much larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a camera in the back with a way higher resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a way better battery life than iPhone XS, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity.
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