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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 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 650 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.56 | 5.2 |
| 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 Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a global score of 86.6, which is a little bit better than the iPhone XS Max's 84.5 overall score. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a newer device than iPhone XS Max, but it's a little heavier and a lot thicker. IPhone XS Max has a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels and a little more pixels per screen inch.
Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a bit better CPU than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has 64 GB more internal storage.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much better battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a way better camera than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same aperture, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a much higher 64 MP resolution back-facing camera and a lot bigger sensor which provides a much higher photo and video quality.
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