The 23 October, Xiaomi presented the second generation of what we can call their "battle shark", we speak of the Xiaomi Black Shark Helo. The smartphone, which by all accounts does not differ much from its predecessor in terms of design and primary hardware, will finally be available from tomorrow at least in China starting from 3199 Yuan, that is on 400 €.
The Xiaomi Black Shark Helo adopts a design inspired by the automotive industry, especially those of racing cars, with a symmetrical front part that incorporates two speakers for a stereo sound even when playing without headphones. Then we have two LED strips on the sides that work in conjunction with the back logo, also backlit by LEDs.
Xiaomi Black Shark Helo: On sale in China starting tomorrow from 400 €
The hardware that we find inside this gaming beast is also top of the range, starting from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 liquid-cooled processor with a system consisting of two heatpipes for a faster heat dissipation, then supplied up to 10GB of RAM LPDDR4X (starting from 6GB) and 128GB or 256GB of internal memory.
All this kindness feeds a display with a 6,01 diagonal and an AMOLED panel, the resolution is Full HD + (2160 x 1080 pixels) with a 402 PPI and 18: 9 aspect ratio.
In addition to the improved design and the new cooling system, we also had some changes in the photographic industry. Now the Xiaomi Black Shark Helo has two rear cameras with 12Mp primary and f / 1.75 aperture, while the secondary one is an 20MP always with f / 1.75 opening.
Finally, the smartphone features a 4000mAh battery with 3.0 Quick Charge support and comes out of the factory with Android 8.1 Oreo and JOY UI interface.
As we said before, the Xiaomi Black Shark Helo will go on sale tomorrow 30 October starting from 3199 Yuan, about 400 €, for the basic 6GB / 128GB version, while the variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of memory will cost 3499 yuan, around € 440.
