Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2018-04-20 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 Pro Max has a score of 93.2, which is much better than the Xiaomi Black Shark's 80.4 overall score. The iPhone 12 Pro Max body is newer and thinner than Xiaomi Black Shark's, although it is also heavier. The iPhone 12 Pro Max comes with iOS 15.x operating system, and Xiaomi Black Shark comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a much better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a higher resolution of 1284 x 2778, a quite bigger display, a quite higher number of pixels in each display inch and a really brighter screen. IPhone 12 Pro Max and Xiaomi Black Shark have quite similar storage capacity to install games and applications, they have equal internal storage capacity.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a faster processor than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and a back camera with a 12 megapixels resolution, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max also has faster 60 fps video frame rates and a larger aperture to capture better low-light photos and video.
Xiaomi Black Shark has just a bit longer battery duration than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3687mAh.
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