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| Global Score | |
| 90.1 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-11-13 |
| 7.00 x 3.28 x 0.40 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Blasting black | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 484 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 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 |
| 12.43 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| 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
IPhone 12 Pro Max has a score of 93.2, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro's 90.1 general score. IPhone 12 Pro Max's design is just a bit heavier but much thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, and they were released with only a few months difference. IPhone 12 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x operating system, while Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro has Android 10 operating system.
IPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a greater hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, because although it has 2 less processing cores (but faster) and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a slightly better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro, although it has a just a bit inferior amount of pixels per inch of display, a quite smaller display and a bit lower 1284 x 2778 resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro counts with a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro counts with a much better camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for taking photographs in low-light situations, and they both have the same 60 fps video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro also counts with a camera in the back with much more MP.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro features better battery lifetime than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 36% larger battery capacity.
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