Black Shark 5 series will be launching soon in China. Reports have claimed that the lineup includes two models such as Black Shark 5 and Black Shark 5 Pro. Today, the company rolled out the teaser of the Black Shark 5 series, which indicates that it may go official es early as February in China.

The official teaser reveals that the Black Shark 5 lineup will be arriving with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. A past report revealed that the vanilla model is codenamed Katyusha, while the Pro model is codenamed as Patriot. The model number of the vanilla variant is said to be KTUS-A0.

BLack Shark 5 teaser
Black Shark 5 teaser

Recent reports have claimed that the Black Shark 5 will be equipped with a Samsung E4 AMOLED panel that offers an FHD+ resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, and a 720Hz touch sampling rate. The device is likely to be driven by a 4,600mAh battery that supports 120W fast charging. It is likely to be fueled by the Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset.

On the other hand, the Black Shark 5 Pro may come with a bigger 6.8-inch AMOLED Quad HD+ display that offers a 144hz refresh rate. It could be packed with a larger 5,000mAh battery that supports 120W rapid charging. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is expected to power the Black Shark 5 Pro. Both models are likely to run on the latest Android 12 OS.

The Black Shark 5 series will be facing competition from other gaming smartphones such as Nubia REDMAGIC 7 lineup and Lenovo Legion Y90. The Nubia and Lenovo gaming phones are expected to debut in February or March.

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