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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2022-03-15 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Blue, Grey and Purple | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 418 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 50.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark is slightly better than Xiaomi 12X, getting an 80.4 score against 77.8. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark is a better phone than the Xiaomi 12X, it must be told that it's also much older, a bit heavier and somewhat thicker. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi 12X has Android 11.
Xiaomi 12X features a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a quite larger display, much more brightness, a quite greater pixel density and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400. Xiaomi Black Shark features a much more powerful CPU than Xiaomi 12X. Both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
Xiaomi 12X and Xiaomi Black Shark have very similar memory for applications and games, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity. Xiaomi 12X takes much clearer videos and photos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light captures, it also counts with a camera in the back with a much better resolution and a way better 7680x4320 video quality.
Xiaomi 12X features a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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