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| Global Score | |
| 88.3 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-06 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Mirror Black and Pale Grey | Gold, 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 | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 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 |
| 9.81 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.2 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is slightly better than iPhone XS Max, with a global score of 88.3 against 84.5. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is extremely newer than the iPhone XS Max, it is extremely thicker and just a little heavier. The Apple iPhone XS Max features a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because although it has 2 less and slower cpu cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a bit more vivid display than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a quite worse pixel density, it also counts with much more brightness and a bit bigger screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a superior camera than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same (4K) video resolution and a same size diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a much higher 48 MP resolution back facing camera and a lot larger back camera sensor which gives a way higher image and video quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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