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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 12 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2022-04-04 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.21 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.65 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.48 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 is much better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, getting a general score of 88.7 against 78.7. The iPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x OS, and Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with Android 12 OS. Even though the iPhone 12 is older than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, it's construction is a lot lighter and noticeably thinner.
IPhone 12 has an incredibly better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher 1170 x 2532 resolution and a bit better count of pixels per inch in the screen. The iPhone 12 has a much better performing processing unit than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has much more storage to store more apps and games than iPhone 12, because it has 192 GB more internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 65% bigger battery size. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro shoots much better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for taking photos or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with a lot more megapixels camera.
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