We have seen the Black Shark 5 Pro hardware potential a few days ago, but its design still remains a mystery. Or rather, it remained a mystery until today, the day of the presentation. We are really happy to finally admit that we see something new in the gaming field. Tamarro yes, but up to a certain point. The fifth generation device changes a lot compared to its predecessor, especially in reference to the photographic sector which returns to being vertical. Let's see the details.
Curious about the Black Shark 5 Pro design and specifications? Here it is in preview, in all its details. Complete design and specifications
Black Shark 5 Pro debuted today in China alongside his younger brother Standard Black Shark 5. And yes, it will also arrive on the Global market even if we don't know when. The characteristic features of the king of gaming phones remain: physical keys on the back for a more gaming-centric approach e RGB lights on the back. These are integrated around the photographic module, which this time is rectangular and vertical unlike the previous generation. In fact, that one relied on horizontal traffic light cameras. The aesthetic difference between the model 5 and the 5 Pro lies in a slightly more "bad" and charismatic rear.
Black Shark 5 Pro arrives with a AMOLED display from 6.67”And a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels, as well as a refresh rate of 144Hz. The device is powered by an octa-core processor Snapdragon 8 Gen1 paired with 8GB, 12GB, 16GB RAM, depending on configuration. Clearly there are two configurations for internal storage, namely 256 GB and 516 GB. When it comes to memory, as expected, we have the fastest on the market: one unit NVME SSD customized.
The company is the first in the industry to introduce a disk array solution e bring the SSD of a PC on a smartphone. Official data shows that the smartphone has a maximum increase of 55% in reading performance of storage and a maximum of 69% in write performance.
The dimensions of Black Shark 5 Pro will be 163.86 x 76.53 x 9.8 mm for a weight of 226 grams. As for the battery, the device counts on one double cooled cell of 4650 mAh, which can charge a 120w in two modes: a super fast 0-100% in 15 minutes or one that conserves the battery more 0-100% in 24 minutes. Last but not least, the camera: triple 108 + 13 (ultra wide) + 5 (macro) megapixel.
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As we can see from the image, the back of Black Shark 5 it is slightly smoother and less eye-catching. He is equipped with a processor Snapdragon 870 instead of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The cameras instead consist of a main sensor from 64 megapixel, a wide angle from 13 megapixel and a macro from 5 megapixel. For everything else, the specs of the Pro model remain: battery and charging power. As for dimensions and weight, we have measurements of 163.83 x 76.25 x 10.37 mm for 223 grammi.
Although the Black Shark Global (not all) are equipped with JoyUI 12.5, the new fifth generation models come with JoyUI 13. This is the usual MIUI optimized and graphically changed for a decidedly gaming-centric experience. This means Black Shark 5 and 5 Pro come with Android 12, which is the latest version of the operating system.
Black Shark 5 and 5 Pro prices
As regards the prices, these change according to the configurations:
Standard version
- - 8GB - 256GB = ¥ 2799 (approximately € 430)
- - 12GB -128GB = ¥ 2999 (approximately € 450)
- - 12GB - 256GB = ¥ 3299 (approximately € 500)
Pro Version
- 8GB - 256GB = ¥ 4199 (approximately € 650)
- 12GB - 256GB = ¥ 4699 (approximately € 700)
- 16GB - 512GB = ¥ 5499 (approximately € 800)
