Sometimes it seems like phone makers are trying to take a look at mobile gamers by slapping RGB lighting on an otherwise blah phone, filled with generic components, but with the Black Shark 4, Xiaomi tries something new: adding built-in touch buttons that can make a difference.
Unlike other gaming phones like the Red Magic 6 i Asus ROG Phone 5, which include touch sensors on their sides, the Black Shark 4 and Black Shark 4 Pro include real physical buttons that you can use as activators in landscape mode. Xiaomi says the triggers can differentiate between a light and hard press, and can even lock in place when not in use to prevent accidental pressure. Now some might call me traditional, but especially when it comes to mobile games, sometimes it’s good to have real touch controls instead of relying purely on touch.
TThe Black Shark 4 features a pretty domestic design (at least among gaming phones) with a back triple slow camera module and a small RGB light on the back, though it’s unclear if this striking X-theme painting. work is optional or not on all models.
Both models feature a 6.67-inch AMOLED display manufactured by Samsung with a refresh rate of 144Hz and a touch sampling frequency sensitive to 720Hz (which is the highest touch sampling rate seen so far on a phone), along with a 120-watt cable load. ia a decent-sized 4500 mAh battery, which Xiaomi claims can be charged from full to dead in less than 15 minutes.
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Unfortunately, if you want maximum performance, you’ll have to go with the more expensive Black Shark 4 Pro, as it features a more powerful Snapdragon 888 processor (the standard Black Shark 4 has SD 870) and a special RAMDISK that allows the phone to use memory like traditional storage, which according to Xiaomi can greatly improve the performance of a specific application.
Others Specifications include 8GB or 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage, with a special 16GB of RAM and 512GB configuration reserved for the Spec Black Shark 4 Pro. You’ll also get a dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack and lots of software-based gaming modifications, such as increased performance and hassle-free settings built into JOYUI 12.5, which is based on Android 11.
WChinese prices of Black Shark 4 and Black Shark 4 Pro starting at just 2,499 yuan (about $ 385) and 3,999 yuan (about $ 615), respectively, Xiaomi’s new gaming phone may end up having good value, too. ThRed Magic 6 begins at about $ 585 and the ROG Phone 5 arrives even more around $ 950 to begin with.
WWith three new gaming phones coming out in the last two weeks, mobile gamers should have many more options when it comes to their chosen phone soon.