Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-20 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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
The iPhone XR has an overall score of 82, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark's 80.4 score. IPhone XR's design is just a little bit heavier but a little bit thinner than Xiaomi Black Shark, and they were only released with a couple months difference. Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit sharper screen than iPhone XR, because although it has less bright display and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1080 x 2160 resolution and a little bit more pixels per display inch.
IPhone XR has a bit better performance than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has 5 GB less RAM and 2 lesser and slower cpu cores, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The iPhone XR captures a bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the same video resolution and the same resolution back facing camera, the iPhone XR also has faster video frame rates and a larger back camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photos.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XR, because it has 128 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark has longer battery life than Apple iPhone XR, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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