A couple of days ago, Black Shark released a poster revealing that it would launch a Black Shark 2 Pro on July 30. A few days later, we got confirmation that it would come running the latest and greatest Snapdragon 855+ SoC, thanks to a Geekbench listing of the device. Now AnTuTu benchmarks for the device have made an appearance over on Weibo.
The version of the Black Shark 2 Pro running the benchmark is the 12GB + 256GB version, and it’s got some excellent results. The device manages to score an impressive 405598 points, almost 30,000 points higher than the Black Shark 2’s score. The main contributor to this higher score seems to be the GPU performance, which is excellent for a gaming phone.
It seems like Black Shark are really gearing up to compete in the gaming phone market. Thanks to Weibo, we know that the new device will be sporting a redesigned rear panel, and possibly a brand new front as well. What we’d like to know is whether the company’s got a display with a higher refresh rate now, as it’s becoming the norm for gaming phones to have them. Also, will we finally get a headphone jack this time?
Things are certainly heating up in the mobile gaming market. The Black Shark 2 Pro will face tough competition out of the gate from Asus’s ROG Phone 2, which is one of, if not the most well equipped phone we’ve ever seen. If Black Shark wants to stand a chance, they’re going to need something special. Snapdragon 855+ is a start, but we hope to see more soon.
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