Benchmarking outfit AnTuTu has released its smartphone ranking for the month of December 2021. The report shows that there’s no significant difference in the ranking compared to that of November 2021. Things will likely change this January considering the launch of new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 smartphones.

Xiaomi’s Black Shark 4S Pro maintains its lead at the top of the charts for flagship models. The gaming smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset paired with 16GB RAM and has maintained the lead since October. The second spot is occupied by Nubia Red Magic 6S Pro while the iQOO 8 Pro completes the top 3 best performing smartphones.

AnTuTu did say that the lack of sufficient data was responsible for the absence of the Snapdragon 8 Gen1-powered phones on the chart despite the launch of two models viz-a-viz Xiaomi 12 and Motorola Edge 30 Ultra in December 2021. We expect the models to dominate the rankings for January 2022 which will be released in February. Already, the models are on sales with the Xiaomi 12 series recording a huge sales in its first outing.

For the midrange segment, Vivo’s iQOO Z5 maintains its lead yet again despite a stiff competition from other brands. Honor 60 Pro emerge as the second best mid-ranger around, replacing the OPPO K9s 5G. The Honor 60 Pro is on par with the iQOO Z5 with the presence of UFS 3.1 storage being the major difference between both models. The Reno 7 from OPPO is also another new entrant into the charts, clinching the third spot.

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AnTuTu has rolled out its list for the best performing flagship for November 2021. The entire list is populated with Snapdragon 888 Plus and Snapdragon 888 powered smartphones. Topping the chart is the  Black Shark 4S Pro for the second month in a row with a benchmarking score of 875,382. Second one on the listing is the Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro with 852,719 scores. The third one on the list is the iQOO 8 Pro is placed third with a score of 846,663.

The top three phones are powered by the Snapdragon 888 Plus mobile platform. The next three phones on the list are Black Shark 4 Pro, which features the Snapdragon 888, followed by the Vivo X70 Pro+ with Snapdragon 888 Plus, and the ASUS ROG Phone 5s with the Snapdragon 888 Plus.

The remaining four phones on the list are powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC. The seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth spots are occupied by iQOO 8, Lenovo Legion Duel 2 Pro, OPPO Find X3 Pro, and Realme GT 5G.

The top 10 list of best forming high-end phones have Snapdragon 778G powered phones occupying the top 6 places. These include iQOO Z5 with 566,438 scores, OPPO K9s 5G with 536,265 scores, and Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G with 534,739 scores, Xiaomi Civi, Honor 50 Pro, and Honor 50.

The OPPO Reno6 5G with Dimensity 900 is placed seventh. The Huawei Nova 9 and Nova 9 Pro 4G phones with Snapdragon 778G have acquired eighth and ninth spots. The last one on the list is the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ with Dimensity 920 SoC.

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While software optimization is indeed the greatest contributor when it comes to fluidity and the overall experience, benchmarks are still a great way to measure raw power. AnTuTu‘s monthly charts are thus something to take seriously, and the one for last month now shows that the Black Shark 4S Pro is the new champion.

The gaming phone was launched only last month and has topped the nubia Red Magic 6S Pro and iQOO 8 Pro with a whopping benchmark score of 875,902. In comparison, the Red Magic 6S Pro tops at 856,179 while the iQOO 8 Pro has scored 844,078 (via Revü Philippines).

Of course, the difference of around 20,000 between 1st and 2nd ranks is insignificant when the peak scores are nearing a million. But it’s enough to announce the Black Shark 4S Pro as the most powerful Android phone money can buy at the moment. In fact, its score even beats the iPhone 13 Pro Max‘s 843,813 figure.

The fourth position in the chart is held by the previous leader Black Shark 4 Pro. This one is powered by the older Snapdragon 888. The Black Shark 4S Pro, on the other hand, packs the Snapdragon 888+ chip, which is a slightly overclocked version.

The Black Shark 4 Pro is followed by the fifth and sixth rank holders, namely the vivo X70 Pro+ and the Asus ROG Phone 5s.

The midrange field is also dominated by phones with Qualcomm SoCs. Seven out of ten devices on the chart feature Snapdragon 7 series chips, while the remaining pack MediaTek and Kirin processors. The chart is led by the iQOO Z5 with a score of 565,462. The Z5 is trailed by the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G and Xiaomi Civi.

AnTuTu benchmark takes four key areas into consideration – CPU, GPU, user interface, and memory. Figures from each are combined to arrive at a total score. The AnTuTu Top 10 chart only includes phones with at least 1,000 unique benchmark tests, and calculates the average score rather than simply using the highest one.

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Black Shark 4S Pro gaming smartphone is finally here with the powerful Snapdragon 888+ SoC, 8/12GB RAM, and 128/256 GB storage. The powerful smartphone is now retailing via Giztop at the starting price of $599. The interested folks can grab the Black Shark 4S pro in both the Black and White color options.

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However, the Black color variant is available in the 12/16GB RAM and 256/512GB internal storage options, meanwhile, the White variant is available only in 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage. It is an interesting opportunity to grab the smartphone before its official launch in the respective countries.

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Black Shark 4S Pro Specifications

Black Shark 4S Pro comes with a 6.67-inch Samsung E4 display having a 144 Hz refresh rate and 720 Hz touch sampling rate. The smartphone is powered with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ SoC coupled with UFS 3.1 storage along with SSD storage in the RAID setup.

There’s a 4500 mAh battery having 120W fast charging support. Black Shark 4S Pro accompanies a 64MP primary sensor, an 8MP ultrawide sensor, and another 2MP depth sensor on the rear side. The smartphone coupled a 20MP selfie snapper on the front. It runs on JoyUI 12.9 based on Android 11.

It is a great opportunity to grab the smartphone via Giztop before anyone else in your country.

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This week Black Shark launched the Shark 4S and Shark 4S Pro in the Chinese market. It is a gaming-centric smartphone series that brings a 144Hz display, Snapdragon 888 SoC, and fast charging support. The smartphone will compete with the likes of Red Magic 6 Pro, ASUS ROG Phone 5, and Lenovo’s Legion Phone Duel 2.

That said, one of the major performance indicators on paper has always been the AnTuTu benchmarks. Well, even before the launch, the Black Shark 4S Pro made it to the AnTuTu listing and it scored an impressive 887,734 points. It scored a CPU score of 216,996 points, a GPU score of 219,912 points, a MEM score of 189,260 points, and a UX score of 161,566 points.

With these scores, the Black Shark 4S Pro is 7.5% faster than the Nubia Red Magic 6 Pro and is nearly 8% faster than the ASUS ROG Phone 5. To compare, as per the AnTuTu September leaderboard, the Red Magic 6 Pro had a lower score of 825,145 and the ROG Phone 5 scored 822,290.

Now, in October’s list of top-performing flagships, we expect the Black Shark 4S Pro to take a lead. Do note that the aforementioned phones power the vanilla Snapdragon 888 SoC. AnTuTu is yet to reveal the leaderboard of the Snapdragon 888 Plus phones.

Black Shark 4S Specifications 

The Black Shark 4S series features a 6.67-inch Samsung E4 AMOLED display. It has an FHD+ resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, and 720Hz touch sampling rate. It sports a 20MP front-facing camera and a triple rear camera system. It has an 8MP sensor with a 120-degree FoV, 5MP macro lens, and a 48MP main lens on the Black Shark 4S and a 64MP sensor on the Black Shark 4S Pro.

Under the hood, the smartphone series is powered by Snapdragon processors. The vanilla model has Snapdragon 870 SoC, whereas, the Pro model is powered by the Snapdragon 888 plus chipset. The duo packs a 4,500mAh battery with support for 120W fast charging technology. It boots on JoyUI 12.8 based on Android 11.

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Black Shark has finally launched the Black Shark 4S series in China. The latest gaming smartphones are the brand arrive with minor upgrades over their predecessors. Just like the Black Shark 4 series, the Black Shark 4S series also includes two models. These phones are called Black Shark 4S and Black Shark 4S Pro respectively. Let’s take a detailed look at them.

Black Shark 4S, Black Shark 4S Pro Specifications and Features

The BlacK Shark 4S series looks near identical to the ASUS ROG Phone lineup. The new models don’t feature the HONOR X series-like X pattern on their rear as found on their predecessors. However, they retain the mechanical shoulder buttons that use magnetic power-lifting.

The Black Shark 4S is powered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 as the Black Shark 4S. On the other hand, the Black Shark 4S Pro comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ instead of a Snapdragon 888 like the Black Shark 4 Pro.

Both the devices sport the same 6.67-inch Samsung E4 AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels (FHD+), a 144Hz refresh rate, and a 720Hz touch sampling rate. The panel has two pressure-sensitive zones, a centered punch-hole, and 1300 nits peak brightness. It supports MEMC, DC Dimming, and eye protection mode.

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Further, both phones have LPDDR5 RAM but the vanilla model has a slower 5500Mbps module compared to a faster 6400Mbps module inside the pro. Both come with UFS 3.1 storage but the expensive variant also supports SSD Disk Array System.

The duo house a horizontally-aligned triple rear camera setup, which includes an 8MP 120° ultra-wide unit and a 5MP macro shooter. The primary sensor is of 48MP on the vanilla version and 64MP on the pro. On the front, both nest a 20MP snapper inside the punch-hole.

On the connectivity front, the handsets support dual-SIM, 5G, dual-band WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, GNSS (GPS, A-GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS), NFC, USB Type-C port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Other features of these phones include a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, RGB light, dual stereo speakers, ambient light sensor, accelerometer, proximity sensor, compass, gyroscope, and barometer.

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Last but not least, the Black Shark 4S series run a MIUI-based JOYUI 12.8 operating system backed by a 4,5000mah battery with support for 120W proprietary fast charging. It is also compatible with other charging protocols like Qualcomm Quick Charge (QC) and USB Power Delivery (PD).

Black Shark 4S, Black Shark 4S Pro Price and Availability

The Black Shark 4S and Black Shark 4S Pro will retail at the following price tags in China.

Black Shark 4S

• Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Gundam Limited Edition
• Price
  • 8GB + 128GB – ¥2,699 ($419)
  • 12GB + 128GB – ¥2,999 ($465)
  • 12GB + 256GB – ¥3,299 ($512)
  • Gundam Limited Edition (12GB + 256GB) – ¥3,499 ($543)

Black Shark 4S Pro

• Colors
  • Black
  • White
• Price
  • 12GB + 256GB – ¥4,799 ($745)
  • 16GB + 512GB – ¥5,499 ($853)

The smartphones are already up for pre-order in China. They will go on sale from October 15. Like their predecessors, they could also make their way to international markets in the coming days.

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Xiaomi’s gamer-centric sub-brand Black Shark is scheduled to launch the Black Shark 4S smartphone series on October 13 in the Chinese market. The series is expected to have two phones – the Black Shark 4S and Black Shark 4S Pro. Thanks to various certifications, details for both phones are partially available. Today, we’ll do a rumour roundup of all the details learned so far, giving us an idea of what to expect from the upcoming Shark 4S series launch event.

Black Shark 4S Rumor Roundup: What to Expect? 

Design and Display

Only recently, the rumours for the Black Shark 4S series surfaced on the internet confirming the monikers. Recent posters revealed that the 4S series will bring a similar design as the predecessors with slightly different graphics at the back.

The duo is touted to come with a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a Full-HD+ resolution. The series will feature a 144Hz refresh rate and a touch sampling rate of a whopping 720Hz. This time around, the screen will be a punch-hole panel with thin bezels. Reportedly, it is said to be a Samsung E4 panel.

The series will feature a pressure-sensitive screen offering dual-zone pressure sensitivity. These pressure-sensitive zones will serve as in-game controls.

Cameras on the Black Shark 4S 

The Black Shark 4S series is expected to come with a triple camera system at the rear and a single selfie camera. While the details for the vanilla model are yet to be known, rumours reveal that the 4S Pro will have a 64MP main sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, and a 5MP macro camera. Upfront, it will feature a 20MP selfie snapper.

For those who are unaware, this is the same camera setup seen in the predecessor Black Shark 4 Pro. That said, the vanilla model is also expected to come with a similar camera system but, it may replace the 64MP lens with some other sensor.

Hardware and Software

A popular tipster Bald Panda revealed that the Pro model will come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ SoC. Recently, an AnTuTu listing confirmed that the device is indeed powering the Snapdragon 888+.

To recall, the predecessor powered the non-plus variant of the Snapdragon 888. Hence, there will be a slight improvement in the performance. The AnTuTu sheet showed a score of 887734.

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Talking about the vanilla model, reports claim that the 4S will also have Snapdragon 888+ chipset. The duo will have up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 built-in storage. Reportedly, the Pro model will have an SSD disk array system which allows the storage to offer faster read and write speeds.

As for the battery, the Black Shark 4S series is expected to have fast charging support. However, only the Pro model’s exact details are available. The Shark 4S Pro will pack a 4,500mAh battery with support for 120W fast charging support. We can expect a similar battery capacity in the vanilla model. The series will run on Android 11 out of the box with Joy UI on top of it.

Pricing, Color variants, and Availability 

Unfortunately, the pricing of the series has not been leaked. But, what we know are the colour variants. Considering it will be a gamer-centric smartphone series, the phones won’t have any fancy colours. Instead, there will be only two finishes – White and Blue. Both colours will have heavy graphics at the back with a Black Shark branding.

The series will launch on October 13 in China and is expected to go on sale soon after its launch. As of now, there’s no intimation of its global release but we expect the phones to land in other markets in the coming months.

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Black Shark will be announcing the Black Shark 4S gaming flagship phone tomorrow in China. Speculations are rife that the company may also unveil the Black Shark 4S Pro alongside it. Ahead of the launch, AnTuTu shared a screenshot of an upcoming Black Shark phone with a KSR-A1 model number. The benchmarking platform speculated that this device could be the Black Shark 4S Pro.

According to AnTuTu, the Black Shark KSR-A1 smartphone is powered by the Snapdragon 888 Plus. The SoC is coupled with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of built-in storage.

As can be seen in the screenshot, the handset scored 216996 in the CPU test, 319,912 points in the GPU test, 189,260 in the memory test, and 161,566 in the UX test. These scores have allowed the KSR-A1 to record a very impressive score of 887,734 on AnTuTu.

AnTuTu claims that the Black Shark 4S Pro will come equipped with an enhanced UFS 3.1 + SSD disk array system, which will allow it to offer better read and write speeds than the traditional UFS 3.1. Black Shark recently confirmed that the Black Shark 4S series will feature the same display as its predecessor. Hence, it is likely that the 4S Pro may sport a 6.67-inch AMOLED FHD+ display that offers a 144Hz refresh rate.

The Black Shark 4S Pro is likely to come with support for 120W fast charging. However, it is unclear whether Smartbox will retain the 4,500mAh battery, which was made available on its predecessor. For photography, the 4S Pro may feature a 20-megapixel front-facing camera, and a 64-megapixel (main) + 8-megapixel (ultrawide) + 5-megapixel (macro) triple camera unit.

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The Black Shark 4S series has been confirmed to launch on October 13. Ahead of that, the brand has been teasing the features of these pones. The latest teaser exposes the specs of the handsets’ display.

According to the official Black Shark Weibo account, the upcoming Black Shark 4S series consisting of Black Shark 4S and Black Shark 4S Pro may have the exact same display. In fact, the screen on these two phones will be identical to the one found on the Black Shark 4 series.

This means the yet-to-release gaming smartphones will arrive with a 6.67-inch Samsung E4 AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate and a 720Hz multi-finger touch sampling rate. Although the teaser does not mention the screen resolution, we expect the panel to sport a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels (FHD+).

Interestingly, the teaser post says something about a feature that hides the punch-hole dynamically during gameplay. At present, we are not sure about what this feature exactly does.

As of now, all we can say is that the Black Shark 4S series should offer the same screen experience as the Black Shark 4 series from earlier this year.

The Black Shark 4S and the Black Shark 4S Pro will most likely be a minor upgrade over their predecessors. The ‘Pro’ model is expected to come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ and there could also be a special edition in partnership with Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.

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Recent reports have revealed that Black Shark is working on the Black Shark 4S and Black Shark 4S Pro as updated versions for the Black Shark 4 and 4 Pro phones that were made official earlier this year. Today, the company revealed through its Weibo handle that the Black Shark 4S will be debuting at 3 PM (local time) on Oct. 13 in China.

The below-shown poster only mentions the arrival of the Black Shark 4S. However, it is likely that the company may also unleash a Pro variant alongside it. A closer look at the poster reveals that the Black Shark 4S is equipped with a horizontally aligned triple camera unit like the predecessor series. The company is yet to confirm the key specs of the smartphone.

The Black Shark 4S Pro is rumored to feature a 144Hz refresh rate display, the latest Snapdragon 888 Plus mobile platform, and 120W fast charging support. To recollect, the Black Shark 4 Pro was powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC.

It is also rumored to arrive with a 64-megapixel (main) + 8-megapixel (ultrawide) + 5-megapixel (macro) triple camera unit. Probably, it will feature the same triple camera system that was made available on the Black Shark 4 Pro.

It is likely that the Black Shark 4S may also feature a 144Hz display and 120W rapid charging. The Black Shark 4 was powered by the Snapdragon 870. It is unclear which SoC will be fueling the 4S. It may retain the same 48-megapixel (main) + 8-megapixel (ultrawide) + 5-megapixel (macro) triple camera unit that was offered on the Black Shark 4.

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Black Shark Technology CEO Luo Yuzhou today posted three photos on Weibo as teasers for the upcoming Black Shark 4S phone. The photos are apparently shot on none other than the said gaming phone as they sport a watermark on the bottom-left corner with the device name.

The watermark mentions “AI triple camera” thus confirming that the Black Shark 4S will sport a tri-camera array at its rear. From this, it is safe to assume that the Black Shark 4S Pro will also be having a similar camera implementation.

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The teaser photographs show figures like “300 million times” and “still number one”, although it’s unclear what they stand for. Regardless, the photos prove that the phone is likely ready for launch and will do so any time now.

It was previously leaked that the Black Shark 4S Pro will be powered by the Snapdragon 888+ processor and sport absolute top-of-the-line specs like support for 120W flash charging and a refresh rate of 144Hz.

Also known are the camera specs for both of the Black Shark 4S models – the vanilla model has a 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel (ultrawide) + 5-megapixel (macro) triple camera unit, whereas the Pro model has a 64-megapixel + 8-megapixel (ultrawide) + 5-megapixel (macro) triple camera system.

Prior to this, popular Chinese MOBA game Honor of Kings (aka King of Glory) had updated their support page mentioning the Black Shark 4S models in the list of high framerate devices.

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It was revealed in the previous month by a China-based MOBA game that Black Shark will be announcing the Black Shark 4S and Black Shark 4S Pro gaming smartphones soon. A reliable tipster from China has shared the key specs of the Black Shark 4S Pro model.

As per the tipster, the Black Shark 4S Pro will be driven by the Snapdragon 888 Plus mobile platform. It will be equipped with a display that produces a 144Hz refresh rate. The handset will carry support for 120W fast charging. The rumor mill is yet to reveal the specs of the Black Shark 4S.

The Black Shark 4S and 4S Pro will be arriving as an updated version of the Black Shark 4 and Black Shark 4 Pro models that went official in March in China. The upcoming 4S models are likely to borrow most of the specs that were made available on the Black Shark 4 lineup.

Black Shark 4 and 4 Pro specifications

The Black Shark 4 and 4 Pro features a 6.67-inch S-AMOLED FHD+ 144Hz display and a 20-megapixel selfie camera. The vanilla model has a 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel (ultrawide) + 5-megapixel (macro) triple camera unit, whereas the Pro model has a 64-megapixel + 8-megapixel (ultrawide) + 5-megapixel (macro) triple camera system.

The Snapdragon 870 chip powers the Black Shark 4, whereas the Pro model is fueled by the Snapdragon 888v SoC. The series offers up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of built-in storage. Both models have a 4,500mAh battery, which carries support for 120W rapid charging. These phones offer other features like physical pop-up gaming trigger buttons, Joy UI-based Android 11 OS, and an in-screen fingerprint scanner.

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Black Shark is one of the niche gaming smartphone brands. The company released two devices this year, namely Black Shark 4 and Black Shark 4 Pro. A third device dubbed as Black Shark 5 was expected to debut before the end of 2021. Now it looks like this phone might go official as Black Shark 4S along with Black Shark 4S Pro.

Honor of Kings (aka King of Glory) is a popular MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game in China. This video game is only available for Android and iOS.

Like most popular mobile titles, this one also supports higher frame rates on select devices. Recently, the support page of the game was updated to add more compatible devices for higher frame rates.

This newly updated list shared by Digital Chat Station includes a number of unreleased products. Many of them like realme GT Neo2, HUAWEI nova 9, and Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 12.6 have been confirmed to launch soon. But this is the first time we are hearing about Black Shark 4S and Black Shark 4S Pro.

Back in August, the same leaker said that the next device from Black Shark will be called Black Shark 5 (KTUS-A0). He also suggested that it will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ and will arrive with support for 120W fast charging.

Unfortunately, we don’t have any further information on the upcoming Black Shark 4S and Black Shark 4S Pro, except that they will be able to run Honor of Kings at 120 fps. If these handsets are indeed set to release soon, then we expect to learn more about them via certifications, leaks, and official teasers in the coming days.

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