As promised, Xiaomi just introduced the follow-up of its Black Shark gaming smartphone – the Black Shark Helo. And just like its predecessor, this one aims to impress with powerful internals and plenty of features at a competitive price. The main difference between the two generations is the screen. The new Black Shark Helo swaps the LCD panel for an AMOLED one but still notch-less, 6.01" in diagonal and with FHD+ (1080 x 2160) resolution. Refresh rate stays at 60Hz so if you are looking for smoother experience, you should wait for the considerably more expensive Asus ROG Phone and Razer Phone 2.
Naturally, the device is powered by a Snapdragon 845 paired with either 6GB or 8GB of RAM while storage remains constant - 128GB. However, a third premium option now joins the ranks, boasting 10GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. No word on micro SD card support, though.
According to the specs sheet, the camera department isn't too shabby as well - we've got a 12MP + 20MP camera combo with the main 12MP sensor sitting behind a fast f/1.75 lens and featuring big 1.25μm pixels. The front-facing shooter delivers 20MP resolution and f/2.2 aperture. The Xiaomi Black Shark Helo is powered by a 4,000 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 standard support, but we are not sure of the software version for now. Our educated guess would be Android 8.1 Oreo running out of the box with Xiaomi's MIUI 10 on top.
The Xiaomi Black Shark is equipped with a new liquid cooling system that leverages double heat pipe partition to prevent the handset from overheating. The company is also touting the presence of an X+1 antenna, ensuring better connectivity. It also comes with front stereo speakers. The other key highlights of the handset include up to 10GB of RAM, 6.01-inch display, Snapdragon 845 SoC, independent image processing chip, and more. Xiaomi also announced a controller dock for the Black Shark Helo, called as Black Shark Biplane Handle. The controller comes with a joystick and other buttons, and can be connected to the handset. The 6GB and 8GB RAM variants will ship with a Biplane Handle for the left side and the 10GB RAM model will get one on both the sides.
The Xiaomi Black Shark phone comes in 128GB and 256GB inbuilt storage variants. Also, the smartphone packs a 4000mAh battery and comes with Quick Charge 3.0 support. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, AGPS, Glonass, aptX and aptX HD support. Sensors onboard are ambient light sensor, geomagnetic sensor, gravity sensor, gyroscope, and proximity sensor. The phone measures 160x75.25x8.7mm and weighs 190 grams.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has been announced at a starting price of CNY 3,199 in China. This price is for the 6GB RAM/ 128GB inbuilt storage variant. Meanwhile, for the 8GB+128GB variant, you will have to pay CNY 3,499. The premium 10GB RAM/ 256GB storage model comes with a price tag of CNY 4,199. Notably, the smartphone will ship in only one Black color variant. It is available in pre-order via the Xiaomi China site and will go on sale starting October 30.
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