Black Shark has revealed its new Black Shark 5 gaming smartphone series in China, including Black Shark 5 Pro, Black Shark 5 RS, and Black Shark 5.
All three gaming smartphones boast a 6.67-inch AMOLED panel with an FHD+ (1080 x 2400 pixels) resolution and a 144hz refresh rate.
The Black Shark 5 Pro comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, the Black Shark 5 RS with Snapdragon 888 or 888+, and the vanilla Black Shark 5 featuring the Snapdragon 870 processor.
They also flaunt a built-in Vapor Chamber (VC) cooling system with a 5,320 square millimeter thermal plate, magnetic lift-up shoulder trigger buttons, 120W fast charging rate, and light effects (SharkEye RGB) on the rear. Check out the full specs of the Black Shark 5 series below.
Black Shark 5 Pro specs:
- Display: 6.67-inch FHD+ (1080 x 2400 pixels) AMOLED, 395 ppi, 144Hz refresh rate, 720Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10+, up to 1300 nits peak brightness
- CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- GPU: Adreno 730
- RAM: 8GB, 12GB, 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
- Internal storage: 256GB, 512GB UFS 3.1 + SSD
- Triple-rear cameras: 108MP f/1.8 (main), 13MP (ultra-wide), 5MP (macro)
- Single front/selfie camera: 16MP
- SIM slot: Dual-SIM
- Networks: 5G, 4G LTE
- WiFi version: WiFi 6
- Bluetooth version: Bluetooth 5.2
- NFC support: Yes
- GPS support: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
- USB port: USB-C
- Audio: Stereo speakers, 1.5cc sound cavity, 0.8mm amplitude, built-in dual 14V Smart PA, dual audio enhancement
- Biometrics: Fingerprint scanner (side-mounted) and Face unlock
- Operating System: Joy UI 13 (Android 12)
- Battery and charging: 4,650mAh dual-cell battery with 120W fast charging (100% in 15 min)
- Dimensions: 163.86 mm x 76.53 mm x 9.5 mm
- Weight: 220 g
- Colors: Black, White
- Gaming triggers
- Light effects (rear)
- Dual VC Cooling System
Black Shark 5 RS specs:
- Display: 6.67-inch FHD+ (1080 x 2400 pixels) AMOLED, 395 ppi, 144Hz refresh rate, 720Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10+, up to 1300 nits peak brightness
- CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G (8GB + 256GB model); Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ 5G (12GB + 256GB model)
- GPU: Adreno 660
- RAM: 8GB LPDDR5 RAM - Snapdragon 888; 12GB LPDDR5 RAM - Snapdragon 888+
- Internal storage: 256GB UFS 3.1 + SSD
- Triple-rear cameras: 64MP f/1.79 (main), 8MP (ultra-wide), 5MP (macro)
- Single front/selfie camera: 20MP
- SIM slot: Dual-SIM
- Networks: 5G, 4G LTE
- WiFi version: WiFi 6
- Bluetooth version: Bluetooth 5.2
- NFC support: Yes
- GPS support: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
- USB port: USB-C
- Audio port: 3.5mm audio jack
- Audio: dual stereo speakers with Hi-Res Audio and DTS:X Ultra support
- Biometrics: Fingerprint scanner (side-mounted) and Face unlock
- Operating System: Joy UI 12.8 (Android 12)
- Battery and charging: 4,500mAh dual-cell battery with 120W fast charging (100% in 15 min)
- Dimensions: 163.69 mm x 76.21 mm x 9.9 mm
- Weight: 220 g
- Colors: Black, Yellow
- Gaming triggers
- Light effects (rear)
- Dual VC Cooling System
Black Shark 5 specs:
- Display: 6.67-inch FHD+ (1080 x 2400 pixels) AMOLED, 395 ppi, 144Hz refresh rate, 720Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10+, up to 1300 nits peak brightness
- CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G
- GPU: Adreno 650
- RAM: 8GB, 12GB LPDDR5 RAM
- Internal storage: 128GB, 256GB UFS 3.1
- Triple-rear cameras: 64MP f/1.79 (main), 13MP f/2.4 (ultra-wide), 2MP f/2.4 (macro)
- Single front/selfie camera: 16MP
- SIM slot: Dual-SIM
- Networks: 5G, 4G LTE
- WiFi version: WiFi 6
- Bluetooth version: Bluetooth 5.2
- NFC support: Yes
- GPS support: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
- USB port: USB-C
- Audio: stereo speakers
- Biometrics: Fingerprint scanner (side-mounted) and Face unlock
- Operating System: Joy UI 13 (Android 12)
- Battery and charging: 4,650mAh dual-cell battery with 120W fast charging (100% in 15 min)
- Dimensions: 163.8 mm x 76.3 mm x 10 mm
- Weight: 218 g
- Colors: Gray, Blue, White
- Gaming triggers
- Light effects (rear)
- Dual VC Cooling System
Black Shark 5 Series Pricing
Black Shark 5:
- 8GB + 128GB – CNY 2,799 (~ PHP 22.8k)
- 12GB + 128GB – CNY 2,999 (~ PHP 24.5k)
- 12GB + 256GB – CNY 3,299 (~ PHP 26.9k)
Black Shark 5 RS:
- 8GB + 256GB – CNY 3,299 (~ PHP 26.9k)
- 12GB + 256GB – CNY 3,799 (~ PHP 31k)
Black Shark 5 Pro:
- 8GB + 256GB – CNY 4,199 (~ PHP 34.2k)
- 12GB + 256GB – CNY 4,699 (~ PHP 38.3k)
- 16GB + 512GB – CNY 5,499 (~ PHP 44.8k)
In addition, the Black Shark 5 Pro has an Aerospace Edition (16GB + 512GB), which is currently in pre-order.
Source: Black Shark
