Xiaomi's Black Shark gaming smartphone was extensively teased and it has now, at last, been officially launched. It is a very powerful and stylish looking handset, which even leverages a 'water cooling system' to minimise the chance of throttling under pressure. Precisely should you fancy catching this gaming shark.
Specifications:
Technology: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
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- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
- 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
- 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: 2019, March
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- Body:
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- Dimensions: 163.6 x 75 x 8.8 mm
- Weight: 205 g
- SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Display:
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- Type: AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours
- Size: 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~81.7% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
- Always-on display, 100% DCI-P3
- Platform:
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- OS: Android 9.0 (Pie)
- Chipset: Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
- GPU: 640
- Memory:
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- Card slot: No
- Internal: 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
- Sound:
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- Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack: No
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Comms:
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- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi 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:
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- Sensors: Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- Battery:
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- Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery
- Charging: Fast battery charging 27W
- Main Camera:
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- Dual: 48 MP, f/1.8, PDAF, 12 MP, f/2.2, (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
- Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
- Selfie camera:
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- Single: 20 MP, f/2.0
- Features: HDR
- Video: 1080p@30fps