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| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-06 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.81 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 10.12 |
| 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 |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 is just a bit better than iPhone 8 Plus, with an 88.3 score against 87.1. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 construction is incredibly newer than iPhone 8 Plus's, although it's a lot thicker and a bit heavier. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a little more vivid screen than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a bit inferior number of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a larger screen, a really brighter screen and a slightly better 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The iPhone 8 Plus has a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because it has 256 GB internal memory. Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because although it has 5 GB less RAM memory and lesser and slower cpu cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a better camera than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a much higher 48 MP resolution back facing camera and a much larger camera sensor shooting much higher quality videos and pictures.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a very superior battery duration than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 2691mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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