What do you want to call it BlackShark 2 o Helo, the successor of the first Xiaomi gaming smartphone has arrived among us, and success is already assured considering that for months the very first model dominated the AnTuTu benchmark ranking, so BlackShark's experience in the industry is absolutely second to none. And it is right Wu Shimin, CEO of Black Shark, to underline this aspect that will undoubtedly characterize the new Helo model, which is proposed with a design with quite angular shapes e two LEDs on the profiles side panels that are flanked by the logo on the back cover, giving life to a series of personalized lighting effects thanks to the use of a RGB system up to 16,8 millions of colors.
And always tied to the gaming aspect we also find the liquid cooling system, which however is renewed in the technology used since a system is implemented with double sink which guarantees a better degree of cooling in minot time without burdening the CPU. The display arrives at 6,01 inches of type AMOLED with resolution Full HD + and report in 18:9 which is joined by a Dedicated image processing chip with HDR support, all powered by the solid and performing Qualcomm SoC Snapdragon 845 with GPU Adreno 630 assisted by well 10 GB of RAM LPDDR4X and up to 256 GB is UFS 2.1 storage. Therefore it is the BlackShark Helo to hold the record of the first smartphone to offer the public with 10 GB of RAM, and keep in mind these specifications because probably we will find them in large part on the flagship We Mix 3.
High-quality materials for BlackShark Helo, which on the back houses a mixture of aluminum and glass with a 3D design which increases its elegance and grip. On the back we also find the fingerprint reader and a dual vertical camera from 12 + 20 megapixel, camera that on the front instead consists of a lens from 20 MP. In this respect, the company has not implemented any novelty except aesthetic, as the sensors are the same seen on the previous model.
Xiaomi BlackShark Helo is official: here are the features and price
There is no shortage, as on previous generations, the attentions related to the connectivity on which the company has undertaken to improve the stability of the connection, both WiFi and data, using the X-Smart system, that is, the sensors LTE, WiFi and GPS they are arranged in such a way as to form an X, optimizing reception in both landscape and landscape mode. On BlackShark Helo the battery goes to a capacity of 4000 mAh while the audio is revolutionized with a stereo effect made possible by the integration of a double speaker.
To better offer a pleasant user experience, screen gestures are integrated but it is the Shark Engine to move the gaming soul of the phone, in practice one proprietary hardware acceleration technology which enters "game" during the most extreme gaming sessions, acting on GPUs and CPUs in order to maximize the yield. Also for the BlackShark Helo are provided dedicated accessories, such as one additional cooling fan that will be docked to the smartphone, or a renewed GamePad with the possibility of using up to 2 units simultaneously and finally one protective cover.
Xiaomi Black Shark Helo - Technical sheet
- AMOLED display from 6,01 inches diagonal, Full HD + resolution (2160 x 1080 pixels), 402 PPI;
- dimensions of 160 x 75.25 x 8.7 mm for 190 grams of weight;
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octacore processor up to 2.8 GHz, Qualcomm Adreno 630 GPU;
- 6/8/10 GB of dual channel LPDDR4X RAM;
- 128/256 GB of non-expandable UFS 2.1 storage;
- fingerprint reader on the back and facial recognition;
- dual rear camera from 12 + 20 megapixel with opening f / 1.75-1.75, PDAF autofocus and double LED flash;
- front camera from 20 megapixel with opening f / 2.2;
- support dual SIM LTE, Wi-Fi Dual Band, Bluetooth 5.0, aptX and aptX HD, USB Type-C, GPS / A-GPS / GLONASS / BeiDou, liquid cooling;
- 4000 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0;
- Android 8.1 Oreo operating system with JOY UI interface;
Are you wondering how much this good of God will cost you? BlackShark Helo will debut the sale with an initial price of 3199 yuan, about 402 euros, for the variant from 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal memory with pre-order mode starting today, while we go up to 3499 yuan, about 440 euros, for the configuration from 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage to arrive at the threshold of 4199 yuan, about 528 euros, for the 10 / 256 GB variant. For accessories, that is fan, controller and cover prices will be 179, 199, 149 yuan respectively (about 25, 22 and 18 euro).
