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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iOS 9.x |
| 2018-04-20 | 2015-09-09 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 625.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple A9 APL1022 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.81 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus has a score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark's 80.4 score. Even though the Apple iPhone 6s Plus is noticeably older and a little heavier than Xiaomi Black Shark, it's construction is still somewhat thinner. Apple iPhone 6s Plus has iOS 9.x operating system, while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The iPhone 6s Plus has a sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark, although it has a little smaller display, a quite lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, less brightness and a bit worse screen density. Apple iPhone 6s Plus counts with as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the Xiaomi Black Shark, they have equal internal memory.
Apple iPhone 6s Plus counts with a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has 6 GB lesser RAM and a lower number of cores and they are also slower, it also counts with a GPU and a 64-bit processing unit. Xiaomi Black Shark captures just a bit better photographs and videos than iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the same 30 fps video frame rates and a 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a bigger aperture and a larger camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 45% more battery capacity.
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