Xiaomi Black Shark 2 With Snapdragon 855 SoC Launched in India

On Monday, Xiaomi sub-brand Black Shark launched its new gaming smartphone, ‘Black Shark 2’ in India. The smartphone was launched in China back in March this year.

The latest smartphone sports a Full-HD+ AMOLED Display, 48MP Dual Camera Setup, Snapdragon 855 SoC, 4000mAh Battery and much more.

Black Shark 2: Price in India, Sale Date

• Black Shark 2 price in India is Rs. 39,999 for the 6GB RAM/128GB internal storage variant and Rs. 49,999 for the 12GB RAM/256GB internal storage variant. It will come in Shadow Black and Frozen Silver colour options.
• The smartphone will be available for purchase via Flipkart starting June 4.

Black Shark 2: Specifications and Features

Now coming to the specifications, Black Shark 2 sports a 6.39-inch AMOLED Display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and Full-HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) resolution. Based on Android 9.0 Pie, the phone runs on 7nm 2.84GHz Snapdragon 855 processor with Adreno 640 GPU. It comes with 6GB/12GB RAM options. The smartphone has the support of Dual-SIM (nano+nano).

In optics, there is a dual rear camera setup, the first camera includes a 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor with f/1.75 aperture and the second camera includes a 12MP Samsung S5K3M5 telephoto sensor with f/2.2 aperture.

On the front, there is a 20MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture. The phone has LED flash on the back.

When it comes to storage, the smartphone comes with 128GB/256GB (UFS 2.1) internal storage without the support of microSD. Connectivity suite of the smartphone includes Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS, GLONASS and USB-Type C port. The sensors on board the handset are accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor and in-display fingerprint sensor. Black Shark 2 battery capacity is 4,000mAh with the support of 27W fast charging. The handset measures 163.61×75.01×8.77mm and weighs 205 grams.

The smartphone pack a lot of features which are listed below:

1. The smartphone sports a Full HD+ AMOLED display with HDR support, 403ppi of pixel density, 108.9 percent DCI P3 colour gamut and a contrast ratio of 60,000:1.
2. TrueView Display to deliver uplifted imaging.
3. It has a 240Hz touch response rate that comes along with a touch algorithm optimisation specifically for games.
4. The company claims to offer a touch response time of 43.5 milliseconds.
5. Snapdragon Elite Gaming graphic processing technology.
6. Liquid Cool 3.0 liquid-cooling technology which is  Tower-wide global liquid cooling system that uses a liquid-cooled plate and liquid-cooled tube that can effectively cover all the heat-generating components to reduce the CPU’s core temperature by up to 14° C, compared to 12° C in the predecessor.
7. Magic Press pressure-sensing technology that works similar to Apple’s 3D touch and enables customisation of pressure sensitivity on the display to offer enhanced control.
8. Stereo audio along with AI-based noise reduction and anti-howling sound experience.
9. X-shaped antenna design layout as well as dual-frequency GPS.
10. Rear camera feature includes a 2x lossless zoom.
11. RGB logo on the back.
12. AI gaming experience.
13. In-display fingerprint sensor.
14. 27W fast charging support.