Xiaomi had launched the Black Shark 2 Pro gaming smartphone in China on July 30. At the unveil event, it had confirmed that the phone will be made available for purchase starting from Aug. 2. The day has arrived, and it is now available for purchase in the home market with a starting price of 2,999 Yuan (~$434)
Black Shark 2 Pro Specifications
The Black Shark 2 Pro houses a 6.39-inch Super AMOLED display with notch-less design. The handset offers full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The display offers features like DC dimming 2.0, DCI-P3 color gamut, 240Hz touch sampling rate and 34.7ms touch response speed. It also features an in-screen fingerprint reader.
The 2.96GHz Snapdragon 855+ that is designed to offer accelerated CPU and GPU performance for gaming is present under the hood of the device. The SoC is supported by 12 GB of RAM. It comes in 128 GB and 256 GB of UFS 3.0 storage options. The handset lacks support for microSD card slot.
The Black Shark OS UI based Android 9 Pie OS runs on the Black Shark 2 Pro smartphone. On the frontside of the phone is a 20-megapixel selfie snapper. The rear shell of the phone is fitted with a dual camera setup that includes a Sony IMX586 48-megapixel primary lens with f/1.8 aperture and a 12-megapixel telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom. The smartphone is packed with a 4,000mAh battery that supports 27W fast charging.
Black Shark 2 Pro Price
The 12 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage model of the Black Shark 2 Pro are respectively priced at 2,999 Yuan (~$434) and 3,499 Yuan (~$507). It is available for buying in two color options such as Electric Black and Ice Ash.
The Black Shark 2 Pro is an advanced version of the Snapdragon 855 SoC powered Black Shark 2 handset that was made official in March in China. The Black Shark 2 variants such as 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage and 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage are respectively priced at 2,699 Yuan (~$391), 2,899 Yuan (~$420) and 3,299 Yuan (~$478). It can be bought in colors like Shadow Black, Ice Seal Silver and Illusion Blue.
