Xiaomi Black Shark Helo vs Apple iPhone XR Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Black Shark Helo

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Xiaomi Black Shark Helo or Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Black Shark Helo Apple iPhone XR
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Release date 2018, October 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160 x 75.2 x 8.7 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.96 in 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.98 in
Weight 190 g | 6.7 oz 194 g | 6.84 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
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Colors Black Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2942 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 h
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Screen

Technology AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.01" in 6.1" in
Screen area 93.2 cm2 90.3 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.5% 79.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 828 x 1792 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Always-on display
-100% DCI-P3
- True-tone
-Wide color gamut
-120 Hz touch-sensing
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1.25µm, dual pixel PDAF
-20 MP, f/1.8, 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 103
DxOMark Video 96
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, 1.0µm 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU Adreno 630 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 256 GB, 10 GB RAM, 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676475
Antutu 10 CPU 191136
Antutu 10 GPU 175470
Antutu 10 Mem 133543
Antutu 10 UX 191136
Antutu 8 Total 332385 414479
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1235
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2248
GeekBench 6 Metal 8126
GeekBench 5 Single Core 421 1108
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1769 2575
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4819
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 11408

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A (3CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W (Quick Charge 3.0)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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