Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2021-05-06 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 5.67 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.81 | 10.35 |
| 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 + 12.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3046mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a global score of 88.3, which is a bit better than Apple iPhone 11 Pro's 84.9 general score. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 construction is newer, but notably thicker and heavier than Apple iPhone 11 Pro. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has Android 11 operating system, and Apple iPhone 11 Pro works with iOS 15.x operating system.
The iPhone 11 Pro features a bit faster processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and less and slower CPU cores, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. Apple iPhone 11 Pro and Xiaomi Black Shark 4 feature incredibly similar screens, because although the Apple iPhone 11 Pro has a little smaller display and much darker display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1125 x 2436px and a little bit higher count of pixels per inch in the display.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 11 Pro, because it has 128 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 11 Pro, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3046mAh.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a superior camera than Apple iPhone 11 Pro, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a back-facing camera with a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution and a much bigger sensor taking much higher quality videos and photographs.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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