Xiaomi Black Shark Specifications, Features, Price and Availability

Another gaming smartphone will be hitting the market soon, and it is coming from the stables of the popular Chinese manufacturer, Xiaomi. It is none other than the Xiaomi Black Shark which is actually coming to lead the charge. The Black Shark is an entirely new device with customized hardware to bring out the best gaming performance you can find in a smartphone. which also include a new type of cooling system, new ISP, latest Snapdragon 845 and a massive 4000mAh battery. Check out more details about the Xiaomi Black Shark.

Xiaomi Black Shark Features

The Xiaomi Black Shark lacks a microSD slot, but it comes in two variants; a 6GB RAM + 64GB internal storage and an 8GB RAM + 128GB internal storage. It has a new image processing chip, the MEMC, which brings sharper colours and voerall smooth performance when needed.

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The Xiaomi Black Shark came with one speaker, but the earpiece serve as a second one for a Bisq stereo sound. It has a gaming-oriented mic which has the ability to provide simple usage of voice calls and radio chat during the game without interfering with the game play. The Black Shark has an X-shape body for a better grip, and the frame is utilized as an antenna.

Users can attach a Black Shark gamepad that is similar to what Nintendo did with the Switch. The first 50,000 buyers of the Xiaomi Black Shark is entitled to a free Black Shark Gamepad. The phone has a 3400mAh battery and can connect via Bluetooth. It also has a dedicated Shark button on the left hand side that lets users devite all hardware resources to your their game so that they can get all the available performance.

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The Xiaomi Black Shark runs on Android Oreo, topped with JOY UI, a custom launcher that shares some of its apps with Xiaomi’s MIUI.

The Xiaomi Black Shark spots a dual camera setup on the back, 12MP f/1.75 + 20MP f/1.75 with 6P lens and a dual LED flash. The first sensor has a 1.25 µm pixel size, while the second sensor has 1 µm pixels. The selfie camera has an identical 20MP sensor but slower f/2.2 lens.

Xiaomi Black Shark Specifications

NETWORK
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
	CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed	HSPA, LTE-A (3CA)
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes

 

LAUNCH
Announced	2018, April
Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, April 20th

 

BODY
Dimensions	161.6 x 75.4 x 9.3 mm (6.36 x 2.97 x 0.37 in)
Weight	190 g (6.70 oz)
SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 

DISPLAY
Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~76.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Multitouch	Yes
	– 97% DCI-P3 coverage

 

PLATFORM
OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
CPU	Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU	Adreno 630

 

MEMORY
Card slot	No
Internal	128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM

 

CAMERA
Primary	Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 1.25 µm) + 20 MP (f/1.8, 1.0 µm), 2x optical zoom, dual pixel phase detection autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Secondary	20 MP, (f/2.2, 1.0 µm), 1080p

 

SOUND
Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	No
	– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – 3.5 mm to USB-C headphone adapter incl.

 

COMMS
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio	No
USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

 

FEATURES
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser	HTML5
	– Fast battery charging 9V/2A (Quick Charge 3.0) – XviD/MP4/H.265 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer

 

BATTERY
	Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery

 

MISC
Colors	Black, Gray
Price	About 450 EUR

Xiaomi Black Shark Price and Availability

The Xiaomi Black Shark is available for pre-order on JD.com until April 20th when it will be made available for purchase in either Polar Night Black or Sky Gray. The price of the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant is CNY3,499 in China, €452 in Europe and $557 in the United States. That of the 6GB RAM + 64GB storage version is CNY2,999 in China, €387 in Europe and $477 in the United States. The Black Shark Gamepad is sold separately and it costs just CNY179 in China, €23 in Europe and $28 in the United States.