Black Shark, Xiaomi’s gaming branch, has officially announced Black Shark 4 and 4 Pro. Along with the announcement also came the details for its specifications. There are similarities as well as differences that are worth taking a look at.
When it comes to its screen, both versions of the phone will feature a 6.67” E4 AMOLED screen thanks to Samsung. It also has a 144Hz refresh rate and a touch sampling rate of 720Hz. The phone is expected to undergo intense gaming that is why the company also released a special “e-sports gloves” for gamers.
For the chipset, both gaming phones differ. The Black Shark 4 has a Snapdragon 870 while Pro would feature Snapdragon 888. It is also expected due to the fact that it is a gaming phone, heat dissipation can be a problem, that is why the Black Shark 4 Pro includes a two-layer liquid cooling system. The first layer is found just below the screen and it sandwiches the processor as well as other important parts with the second layer. This helps dissipate heat at 30% and can lower CPU’s temperature by 18C°.
Also, these cooling system helps a phone cool when charging. Both gaming phones will have a 4,500mAh battery capacity and a 120W fast charging system which can fully charge the phones within 14 minutes and 50 seconds.
Another major difference between the phones is that the vanilla version will have Xiaomi RAMDISK which makes the RAM act as disk storage to boost any particular app.
As for the camera, the Pro will have a 64MP main cam, an 8MP ultrawide, along an auxiliary 5MP sensor. For the Black Shark 4, there will be a 48MP main and a 20MP selfie camera which was present in the previous unit.
These gaming smartphones will also have pressure-sensitive shoulder buttons that can easily recognize with just a tap or a hard press. Two-mode switch buttons are also included on the right side while a fingerprint scanner/home screen button is in the middle. The volume rocker is placed on the left side of the gaming phone.
For its OS, both units will have an Android 11 based JOYUI 12.5 which features tons of resources for gaming as well as to lessen distractions from notifications, to fully focus on the game at hand.
As for colors, the Black Shark 4 will feature three colors namely; Magic Black, plain Black, and plain Silver. There are at least four memory configurations for the gaming phone which also offers different price tags. For the 6GB RAM + 128 GB, it will be priced at CNY2,499 (PHP18,647 est.), the 8GB RAM + 128GB will have a price tag of CNY2,699 (PHP20,139 est.), the 12GB RAM + 128GB version is priced at CNY2,999 (PHP22,378 est.) and lastly the 12GB RAM + 256GB version is priced at CNY3,299 (PHP24,616 est.).
As for the Black Shark 4 Pro, it will feature three variations. 8GB RAM + 256GB is priced at CNY3,999 (PHP29,840 est.), the 12GB RAM + 256GB will have a price tag of CNY4,499 (PHP33,570 est.), while the 16GB RAM + 512GB version will be priced at CNY5,299 (PHP39,540 est.). However, the last version is not yet included in the list for sale. You can already pre-order your units in Black Shark’s official online store. There are no details on when it will be available overseas.
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Black Shark 4 and Black Shark 4 Pro specs, price, availability in the Philippines
- Display: 6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2
- Design: –
- Dimension and Weight: 163.8 x 76.4 x 9.9 mm, 210g (Black Shark 4), 220g (Black Shark 4 Pro)
- Chipset:
Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7nm) (Black Shark 4);
Qualcomm SM350 Snapdragon 888 (5nm) (Black Shark 4 Pro) - CPU:
Octa-core (1×3.2 GHz Kryo 585 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 585) (Black Shark 4)
Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 680) (Black Shark 4 Pro) - GPU: Adreno 650 (Black Shark 4), Adreno 660 (Black Shark 4 Pro)
- RAM: 6/8/12GB (Black Shark 4); 8/12/16GB (Black Shark 4 Pro)
- Storage: 128/256 GB (Black Shark 4); 256/512 GB (Black Shark 4 Pro) UFS 3.1
- Main Camera:
(Black Shark 4)
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120° (ultrawide), 1/4.0”, 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), AF
LED flash, panorama, HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps(Black Shark 4 Pro)
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.97″, 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120° (ultrawide), 1/4.0”, 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), AF
LED flash, panorama, HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+ - Selfie Camera: 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps - Connectivity & Ports: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZAA, BDS, NFC, USB Type C 2.0
- Security: Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
- Features: gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
- Battery: Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable, 120W fast charging, 100% in 17 min
- Audio: mono speaker
- OS: Android 11, JOYUI 12.5
- Colors: Magic Black, Black, Blue, Silver (Black Shark 4); Black, Dark Blue, Silver (Black Shark 4 Pro)
Price:
Black Shark 4
6GB RAM + 128GB ~ PHP18,647 est.
8GB RAM + 128GB ~ PHP20,139 est.
12GB RAM + 128GB ~ PHP22,378 est.
12GB RAM + 256GB ~ PHP24,616 est.Black Shark 4 Pro
8GB RAM + 256GB ~ PHP29,840 est.
12GB RAM + 256GB ~ PHP33,570 est.
16GB RAM + 512GB ~ PHP39,540 est. - Release date: –
