Black Shark 4 gaming smartphone surfaces on TENAA certification site

Black Shark introduced Black Shark 3 and 3S in 2020. Now, it looks all set to announce the arrival of its next gaming smartphone, which is tipped to be called Black Shark 4. The brand has also officially confirmed some of its features. Further, the device has been spotted on TENAA, which is a certification site in China. The upcoming gaming smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 888 SoC. It will pack a 4,500mah battery that is said to have support for 120W fast charging.

According to the TENAA listing, Black Shark 4 will feature a 6.67-inch display. If we are to speculate, the device is likely to come equipped with a high refresh rate OLED display. It will at least have an FHD+ resolution. The upcoming smartphone will have support for 5G and run Android 11. It will have Joy UI on top of the latest OS. The device will measure 163.83 x 76.35 x 10.3mm in dimensions. That’s all we know about the device for now as part of the specification sheet. Further, it is codenamed ‘Kaiser’ with model number KSR-A0. IT scored 788,505 points on AnTuTu benchmark listing.

It is also surprising that Black Shark is going with the number ‘4’ since many Chinese brands including OnePlus and iQOO have skipped the number in the past. Moreover, ASUS is planning to skip it too and launch the ROG Phone 5 as a successor to the ROG Phone 3. It is said to launch next month. The device has been spotted on various certification sites, and its live hands-on images have also already been leaked. It will be a Black Shark 4 competitor. Both smartphones will be powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC, and have some gaming-specific design updates up their sleeves.

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Black Shark 3S gaming phone packs a 120Hz AMOLED display and Snapdragon 865

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Xiaomi-backed Black Shark has today launched its latest gaming smartphone – the Black Shark 3S. This one borrows a lot of design elements and internal hardware from its predecessor – the Black Shark 3 – but does bring an upgraded display that offers a 120Hz refresh rate. The rear panel has also received a few aesthetic tweaks, but the device still screams gaming aggression.

You get the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 silicon ticking under the hood alongside a beefy 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of onboard storage. Up front is a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, flanked by stereo speakers at the top and bottom. The whole system draws power from the 4,729mAh battery that also supports 65W charging.

There are three cameras at the back (64MP primary + 13MP wide-angle + 5MP depth) and a 20MP front camera. The Black Shark 3S is priced at CNY 3,999 (~ $570 / Rs. 43,000) and is currently up for grabs in China with a choice between two colors – Crystal Blue and Sky Cloud Black. However, there is no word on its availability in the international market.

Black Shark 3S specifications

Display 6.67-inch AMOLED
20:9 aspect ratio
500 nits brightness
1080 x 2400 pixels
394PPI pixel density
120Hz refresh rate
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
RAM 12GB
Storage Up to 256GB
Rear Cameras 64MP (F/1.8) primary
13MP (F/2.2) wide angle
5MP (F/2.2) depth
Front Camera 20MP (F/2.0) front
Battery 4,729mAh
65W fast charging
Software JoyUI 12
Based on Android 10

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Black Shark 3S teased to go official soon

After the launch of gaming phones from both ASUS and Lenovo, Black Shark has confirmed that it will be launching its next phone soon. The phone is the Black Shark 3S and it was teased earlier today by the company’s CEO. He took to Weibo to share the latest development.

The company official wrote something that roughly translates into “Lately, I feel something big is about to happen.” The post was quoted by the official Black Shark account. Now, it doesn’t reveal much but when you take a closer look at the device used to post this message, it shows “Black Shark 3S”.

Black Shark 3S

The smartphone is likely to be another gaming phone powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC. The specifications and design of the phone are currently unknown. There is no word on the launch date either. However, more information is expected to be revealed in the coming days.

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Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro starts receiving Android 10 update

The Android 10 update for the Black Shark 2 was released last month. It brought the JoyUI 11 build that includes new Black Shark themes, a new file manager, Mi Share, Shark Space 3.0, and much more. A similar update is now rolling out for the Black Shark 2 Pro.

As per the Black Shark forum, the JoyUI 11 update (v.DLTR2004231OS00MQ0) based on Android 10 is 1883.3MB in size. The post doesn’t highlight any of the new features.

The build is currently being tested with a handful of users. Hence, it should be made available for more users in the upcoimg days.

Via: XDA-Developers

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