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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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 | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 4.8 |
| 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 has a global score of 88.7, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3's global score of 86.6. IPhone 12 counts with iOS 15.x operating system, while Xiaomi Black Shark 3 works with Android 10 operating system. IPhone 12's construction is way thinner and noticeably lighter than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although they were released with only a few months difference.
Apple iPhone 12 counts with a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1170 x 2532px and a little greater number of pixels per inch of display. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The iPhone 12 features a quite superior hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has 4 GB less RAM memory and 2 lesser cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting photos or videos in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a lot better 64 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a superior battery life than iPhone 12, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity instead of 2815mAh.
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