Black Shark Releases the 120W Fast Charging Gaming Flagship Black Shar

Choosing the 870 also allows Xiaomi to make the regular Black Shark 4 more affordable, as Chinese pricing suggests. The Black Shark 4 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Octa-core processor and 8GB/12GB of RAM delivers outstanding overall performance for opening and running applications, flipping through menus, running home screens, and more. The Black Shark 4 has a 6.67-inch E4 AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate and a 720Hz touch sampling rate. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is equipped with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 with 8GB/12GB of RAM, and best-in-class thermal design.

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The phone comes with three microphones, two stereo speakers, and a 3.5mm headphone jack which we should definitely applaud as we were expecting Xiaomi to drop it as it is with all flagship phones. We have a fingerprint sensor installed on the power button and not under the screen even though it is an AMOLED model. We have physical buttons on both sides of the phone in order to contribute to a better gaming experience which gives a nice click feel when used.

Of course, it’s not going to beat something like the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, but that phone costs at least $1,200 to the Black Shark 4 Pro’s $579.
On the left side, there’s nothing to speak of other than the volume rocker and the SIM card slot.
Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware support and features.
The Black Shark 4 has a single front camera setup that can be used for selfies.

That doesn’t mean that added accessories are not available, as you can grab an addition cooler priced at around $30. It just goes to show that when it comes to comparing the Snapdragon 870 versus the newer Snapdragon 888, the differences are negligible. So you can get nearly the same flagship performance at less than half the (retail) cost. But after ignoring the warning and sticking with 60fps, while leaving everything else as it was, it was time to see how well it performed. Walking around and stock Android firmware interacting with the environment was just as I expected it to be — buttery smooth. The model we received is the Pale Grey version, and even though Xiaomi includes a plastic case in the box, we’re still thankful for that. There’s another color version available with the Mirror Black, but that would have surely been a fingerprint magnet.

I spent about two weeks with the enticing Black Shark 4 Pro, using it as my primary device every day. Based on my experience, here’s what I think of this gaming phone. Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. You need wireless charging The 120W fast charging is great, but you don’t get the convenience of wireless charging.