Xiaomi just announced its top-tier flagship gaming phone of 2022: the Black Shark 5 Pro. On the gaming side, it has no compromises and has the most powerful hardware you can expect from a gaming phone this year. But is it really the best gaming phone out there? This year, there is a lot of competition, more than ever. Nubia came up with the amazing REDMAGIC 7 Pro, while Lenovo launched the Legion Y90. Here is a comparison between the specifications of the Black Shark 5 Pro, the REDMAGIC 7 Pro, and the Lenovo Legion Y90.

Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro vs Nubia REDMAGIC 7 Pro vs Lenovo Legion Y90

Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro Nubia REDMAGIC 7 Pro Lenovo Legion Y90
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 163.9 x 76.5 x 9.5 mm, 220 grams 166.3 x 77.1 x 10 mm, 235 grams 177 x 78.4 x 10.1 mm, 252 g
DISPLAY  6.67 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), OLED  6.8 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), AMOLED  6.92 inches, 1080 x 2460p (Full HD+), AMOLED
PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, octa-core 3.0 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, octa-core 3.0 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, octa-core 3.0 GHz
MEMORY  8 GB RAM, 256 GB – 12 GB RAM, 256 GB – 16 GB RAM, 512 GB  8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 12 GB RAM, 128 GB – 12 GB RAM, 256 GB – 16 GB RAM ,256 GB – 16 GB RAM, 512 GB – 16 GB RAM, 1 TB 12 GB RAM, 128 GB – 16 GB RAM, 256 GB – 18 GB RAM, 640 GB
SOFTWARE  Android 12, Joy UI  Android 12, Redmagic  Android 12, ZUI
CONNECTIVITY  Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS  Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS  Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS
CAMERA Triple 108 + 13 + 5 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.4 + f/2.4
16 MP front camera		 Triple 64 + 8 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.0
16 MP front camera		 Dual 64 + 13 MP, f/1.9
16 MP front camera
BATTERY 4650 mAh, fast charging 120W 5000 mAh, fast charging 135W  5600 mAh, fast charging 68W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES Dual SIM slot, 5G Dual SIM slot, 5G Dual SIM slot, 5G

Design

All of these phones come with an aggressive design just like all the most important gaming phones out there. I personally prefer the Black Shark 5 Pro because it has a more elegant look and it is more compact as well. Further, it comes with special magnetic gaming triggers giving an important advantage during gaming sessions and disappearing when there is no need to use them. But you should not underestimate the REDMAGIC 7 Pro and its amazing pressure sensitive zones with a 500 Hz touch sampling rate. Last but not least, the Lenovo Legion Y90 comes with four ultrasonic buttons and an RGB light panel.

 

Display

On paper, the display of the Black Shark 5 Pro by Xiaomi looks like the most advanced panel. It is an OLED display with one billion colors, a diagonal of 6.67 inches, a Full HD+ resolution, a 144 Hz refresh rate, and the HDR10+ certification. The REDMAGIC 7 Pro comes with the same specifications but a lower 120 Hz refresh rate and a wider 6.8-inch diagonal. The Lenovo Legion Y90 has an even wider 6.92-inch display and a 144 Hz refresh rate as well, but it lacks a 10-bit color depth so its color accuracy should be inferior.

 

 

Specs & Software

The hardware department of these phones is the best you can expect in 2022. They are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform paired with huge amounts of RAM and very fast internal storage. The Lenovo Legion Y90 beats everyone with up to 18 GB of RAM and internal storage including a 128 GB SSD (besides 512 GB of UFS 3.1 storage): the first SSD on a phone. The Black Shark 5 Pro has an SSD as well, but the maximum quantity of RAM for this device is 16 GB. You do not get an SSD with the REDMAGIC 7 Pro, but it offers up to 1 TB of internal storage: the highest quantity. All the handsets are based on Android 12.

 

Camera

It is not a high-end camera phone, but the Black Shark 5 Pro has the best camera: a 108 MP main sensor paired with a 13 MP ultrawide camera and a 5 MP telephoto macro camera. Right after, we got the 64 + 13 MP dual camera of the Lenovo Legion Y90.

 

 

Battery

Lenovo Legion Y90 wins the battery life comparison thanks to a big 5600 mAh battery, but the REDMAGIC 7 Pro features 135W fast charging: the most powerful charging technology of the trio.

 

Price

The Black Shark 5 Pro starts from €600/$669, the REDMAGIC 7 Pro from €670/$748, and the Lenovo Legion Y90 from €570/$636. Which one would you pick?

 

Black Shark 5 Pro Nubia REDMAGIC 7 Pro vs Lenovo Legion Y90: PRO and CONS

Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro

PRO

  • Physical gaming triggers
  • 108 MP rear camera
  • 144 Hz refresh rate
  • One billion colors
  • More compact
  • SSD

CONS

  • Smaller battery

 

Nubia REDMAGIC 7 Pro

PRO

  • Faster charging
  • Pressure sensitive zones
  • Big cooling fan
  • Up to 1 TB
  • Under-display camera

CONS

  • Inferior cameras

 

Lenovo Legion Y90

PRO

  • Ultrasonic buttons
  • Two cooling fans
  • Up to 18 GB of RAM
  • SSD
  • Bigger battery

CONS

  • Slower charging

 

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