Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.3 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-03-28 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.12 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 8 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, having an 85 score against 82.3. IPhone 8 is an older phone than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, but it is thinner and a lot lighter anyway. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a bit sharper screen than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has way more opaque screen, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2340px resolution, a much larger screen and a quite higher amount of pixels in each inch of screen.
The Apple iPhone 8 has much more storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity. The iPhone 8 counts with a little better processing power than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has 2 less and slower cpu cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a way better battery performance than Apple iPhone 8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 1821mAh. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a better camera than iPhone 8, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same camera aperture and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a lot larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back facing camera with a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution.
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