Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 85.3 |
| 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 | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 7.97 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 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 456 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 | 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| 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 little bit better than the iPhone 11 Pro Max's 85.3 score. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 works with Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x operating system. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is much thicker than the iPhone 11 Pro Max, it's a little lighter and also newer.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max and Xiaomi Black Shark 4 count with really similar screens, because although the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has much worse brightness and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1242 x 2688 and a just a little greater pixel number in each inch of screen.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a better camera than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same video quality and the same camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a back facing camera with lot more megapixels and a way bigger back camera sensor which offers a way higher photo and video quality.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has much more storage to store more apps and games than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a little better battery life than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is also by far the cheapest one, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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