Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-20 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm 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), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 3.84 |
| 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 iPhone 7 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Black Shark, having a score of 81.6 against 80.4. IPhone 7 is an older cellphone than Xiaomi Black Shark, but it is notably thinner and extremely lighter anyway. Xiaomi Black Shark features a little more vivid display than iPhone 7, because although it has a little opaque screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1080 x 2160px, a bit higher pixel number per inch in the screen and a bigger display.
Apple iPhone 7 has much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPhone 7, because it has 6 GB more RAM and a higher number of cores. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 7, because it has a 104 percent bigger battery size.
Xiaomi Black Shark takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 7, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same (4K) video resolution, a same resolution back facing camera and a F1.8 camera aperture, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photos.
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