Black Shark gaming smartphone officially announced

Xiaomi’s smartphone sub-brand has launched a gaming-centric smartphone Black Shark has been officially announced, packing a Snapdragon 845 chipset, up to 8GB RAM, up to 128GB storage, dual-rear cameras, and 4,000mAh battery.

Black Shark specs:
5.99-inch Full HD+ (1080 x 2160) IPS display, 403ppi
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 2.8GHz octa-core CPU
Adreno 630 GPU
6GB RAM + 64GB UFS 2.1
8GB RAM + 128GB UFS 2.1
12MP f/1.8 + 20MP f/1.8 PDAF dual-pixel rear camera, 2x optical zoom, LED flash
20MP f/2.2 front camera
Dual-SIM
4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 5.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Fingerprint scanner
USB Type-C
Android 8.0 Oreo w/ JOY UI
4,000mAh battery
161.6 x 75.4 x 9.3 mm
190 g
Black, Gray

The Black Shark will go on sale in China on April 20 for CNY 2,999 (~PHP25K) for the 6GB + 64GB and CNY 3,499 (~PHP29K) for the 8GB + 128GB.

In addition to the gaming smartphone, the company has also announced the Black Shark Gamepad that attaches to the phone. It comes with an analog stick, Bluetooth 4.0, and a 150mAh battery.

source: Black Shark