Xiaomi has introduced the new Black Shark 4S and 4S Pro gaming smartphones
Black Shark series of gaming smartphones from the company Xiaomi has gained great popularity outside the Chinese market. It is therefore not surprising that the Chinese manufacturer introduced their new generation Black Shark 4S a 4 S Pro only half a year after the previous one. The information was provided by the portal GSMArena.
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Snapdragon 888 Plus and display with 720 hz touch response
The most important parameter of gaming smartphones is always the chipset. In the case of the Pro version, this is the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+. The basic version uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. The water cooling, which is directly in the body of the smartphone, prevents me from overheating the device under high load. The RAM can be up to 12 GB in the base version. It offers up to 16 GB of RAM for the version.
UFS 3.1 internal memory can be 256 GB (base version) or up to 512 GB (Pro version). other parameters have the same smartphones. The Super AMOLED display has 6.67 inches and FHD + resolution. The display has a refresh rate of 144 Hz and the touch response is even 720 Hz, which every mobile player will appreciate.
The manufacturer also included a 120 W charging adapter in the package
Both smartphones have a 20-megapixel selfie camera. On the back of the Pro version is a 64-megapixel camera and in the case of the basic version a 48-megapixel camera. In both cases, the primary sensor is followed by an 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor and a 2-megapixel macro sensor. The manufacturer also did not forget about stereo speakers and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. There are also programmable hardware buttons on the body for playing games
The system is in the Android 11 version with the JoyUI 12.9 extension, which is actually a renamed MUI 12.5 extension. The endurance of both models will be ensured by a 4500 mAh battery, which can be charged by fast charging with a power of up to 120 W. The adapter with such power was packed by the manufacturer directly in the smartphone package, which is definitely a plus compared to other manufacturers. There will be a choice of black or white body color and even a special edition referring to the anime Gundam.
Prices:
Black Shark 4S
- 8 GB RAM / 128 GB Flash ROM = 360 eur
- 12 GB RAM / 128 GB Flash ROM = 400 eur
- 12 GB RAM / 256 GB Flash ROM = 440 eur
- Gundam edition 12 GB RAM / 256 GB Flash ROM = 440 eur
Black Shark 4S Pro
- 12 GB RAM / 256 GB Flash ROM = 665 eur
- 16 GB RAM / 512 GB Flash ROM = 740 eur
Parameter table:
| Black Shark 4S | Black Shark 4S Pro | |
| Display | 6.67 inches, Super AMOLED, 144 Hz, 2400 x 1080 pixels | 6.67 inches, Super AMOLED, 144 Hz, 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870, 7 nm | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+, 5 nm |
| RAM | 8 GB/ 12 GB | 8 GB/ 12 GB/ 16 GB |
| Internal memory | 256 GB, UFS 3.1 | 256 GB/ 512 GB, UFS 3.1 |
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| Selfie camera | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm | 20 MP, f/2.5, 0.8µm |
| Connectivity | 5G , LTE, Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 6, NFC, 3,5 mm jack, GPS, USB-C | 5G , LTE, Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 6, NFC, 3,5 mm jack, GPS, USB-C |
| Battery | 4500 mAh, 120 W | 4500 mAh, 120 W |
| Dimensions | 163.7 x 76.2 x 9.9 mm | 163.7 x 76.2 x 9.9 mm |
| Weight | 210 grams | 220 grams |
Competition
The new gaming smartphones of the Black Shark series will compete with the Asus ROG Phone 5s and Nubia Red Magic 6 models. An alternative is the Lenovo Legion Dual 2.
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