Black Shark has launched its latest flagship 5G gaming smartphones the Black Shark 4 and Black Shark 4 Pro in China, as they promised. The Black Shark 4 series have a 6.67-inch FHD+ display E4 AMOLED screen with 144Hz refresh rate and 720Hz multi-finger touch sampling rate and has an 8.3ms multi-finger touch response time delay. These phones have a new generation fully symmetrical dual-zone screen pressure sensitivity and a new magnetic powerlifting shoulder button, which has been tested up to 1 million times, as per the company.
These phones have an X antenna intelligent switching system where the network signal is not affected, and the network signal strength and stability are maximized and the Wi-Fi6, multi-core CPU data packet acceleration, dual card dual Wi-Fi multi-network intelligent switching, Tencent mobile game accelerator with best network performance.
The Black Shark 4 runs on the Snapdragon 870, while the 4 Pro version is run on the latest Snapdragon 888 processor with supports 5G SA/NSA, up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, 256GB UFS3.1 storage, and works on the JoyUI 12.5 based on Android 11. These have X shaped back panel with the brand logo hidden under the AG glass back panel. These also have symmetrical dual speakers and the Pro model has 1226 linear speakers and seven-magnetic sounding units and has a 1.5CC super-large sound cavity, and the 3.5mm headphone jack is also retained.
The Black Shark 4 has UFS 3.1, while the Pro model also comes with a customized SSD storage which is the combination of two disk array systems that increases read and write performance by 55% and 69%, as per the company. These phones also have a “sandwich” cooling system composed of liquid cooling plates and liquid cooling tubes.
Both the phones are powered by a 4500mAh battery that supports 120W fast charging, which can charge up to 50% in 5 minutes and 100% in 15 minutes, and comes in Black, Gray, Cyan, Blue, and Pink colors.
Black Shark 4 and Shark 4 Pro Specifications -
| Display | 6.67-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 20:9 144Hz display, 394PPI, HDR 10+, 111% DCI – P3 color gamut, 1300 nits brightness, MEMC intelligent motion compensation technology |
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| OS/UI | Android 11 with JoyUI 12.5 |
| SIM | Dual SIM (nano + nano) |
| Rear Cameras | 48MP (4) / 64MP (4 Pro) rear camera with f/1.79 aperture, LED flash, 8MP 120° ultra-wide sensor with f/2.4 aperture, 5MP super macro camera with f/2.4 aperture |
| Front Camera | 20MP front-facing camera with f/2.45 aperture |
| Features | In-display fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, Dual 1226 super linear 7-magnet speakers (4 Pro) |
| Dimensions | 163.83 x 76.35 x 9.9 mm |
| Weight | 210g (4) / 220 (4 Pro) |
| Connectivity | 5G SA / NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax (2×2 MU-MIMO ), Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C, NFC |
| Battery/Charger | 4500mAh battery with 120W fast charging supports QC, PD fast charging |
The Black Share 4 series pre-order has started from order now and will be available from March 26th only in China. The Company also sells accessories separately such as Gaming Headset, Black Shark Cooling Back Clip 2 Pro, armor thermal protection shell, and fluorescent protective shell for the phones.
Black Shark 4 Prices are -
- 6GB RAM/128GB Storage version – 2499 yuan (383 / Rs. 27,760 approx.)
- 8GB RAM/128GB Storage version – 2699 yuan (414 / Rs. 30,000 approx.)
- 12GB RAM/128GB Storage version – 2999 yuan (460 / Rs. 33,315 approx.)
- 12GB RAM/256GB Storage version – 3299 yuan (506 / Rs. 36,650 approx.)
Black Shark 4 Pro Prices are -
- 8GB RAM/128GB Storage version – 3999 yuan (614 / Rs. 44,425 approx.)
- 12GB RAM/256GB Storage version – 4499 yuan (691 / Rs. 49,980 approx.)
- 16GB RAM/512GB Storage version – 5299 yuan (813 / Rs. 58,915 approx.)
