Blackview SHARK 9 vs Xiaomi 18 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 24, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - €920 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB

Design

Dimensions
6.49 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches 164.8 x 75.6 x 8.65mm	6.43 x 3.06 x 0.33 inches 163.439 x 77.6 x 8.39 mm 8.47 mm
Weight
7.05 oz / 200.0 g	8.29 oz / 235.0 g 240 gr
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water (up to 6 meters), Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Left: AI button; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Starry Rock Black, Azure Wave Blue	Black, White, Pink, Red, Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 85.94% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 91.92% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz	AMOLED, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, 4000 nits
Resolution
1604x720px, 264 PPI	2624x1208px, 19.5:9 ratio, 419 PPI
Protection
	Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3
Features
	HDR support
Rear cover display
	2.9 inches 596 x976 px AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3)

Hardware

System chip
Unisoc T820	Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 SM8975 (2 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core 2x Oryon @5GHz 3X Oryon @4.03GHz 3X Oryon @3.74GHz
GPU
Yes	Adreno 850
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4X)/256GB (UFS 2.2)	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.1) 12GB/512GB 16GB/256GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2048 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (17)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	8500 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Fast charging Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 50.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP	200 MP (LOFIC sensor, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Light Hunter 960L Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 0.61 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro)	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 17 mm Sensor size: 1/2.88"
Third camera
	200 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.2x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 75 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes
Front
8 MP	50 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	6.0
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n80, n84, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

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