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| Global Score | |
| 82.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-03-28 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS has a general score of 84.2, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark 2's score of 82.3. Even though Apple iPhone XS and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 were released only 6 months apart, Apple iPhone XS is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter. The iPhone XS has a little bit better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a brighter screen, a bit more pixels per inch of screen and a little bit higher 1125 x 2436 resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone XS, because it has more internal memory capacity. IPhone XS has a little faster processing unit than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 4 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a much better camera than iPhone XS, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture and the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also counts with a way more mega pixels back-facing camera and a way larger sensor.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 50% bigger battery capacity.
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