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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2021-12-28 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.54 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark is a bit better than the Xiaomi 12, getting a global score of 80.4 against 78.8. These phones include Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark has newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi 12 has Android 12, providing the user lots of additional features and increased performance. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark is better than the Xiaomi 12, we must highlight that it's also a noticeably older, a little heavier and thicker device.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a much greater hardware performance than Xiaomi 12. They have a 8 GB RAM memory and 8 cores. Xiaomi 12 counts with just a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a quite bigger display, a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a quite greater pixel density and a lot brighter screen.
The Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi Black Shark feature quite similar storage for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have equal internal memory. The Xiaomi 12 has a bit superior battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi 12 features a very superior camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and video, it also counts with a much higher resolution camera, a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a lot better 7680x4320 video quality.
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