Review Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro
The Black Shark 5 and 5 Pro have promising specifications for the Gaming Phone market, and of course many expect the specifications of the global version to be similar to the Chinese version.
On the screen, the Black Shark 5 is equipped with an AMOLED screen, while the 5 Pro has an OLED screen with HDR10+ support. Both have a 6.67-inch FHD+ resolution (2400 x 1080 pixels) with a 144Hz refresh rate and 720Hz touch sampling rate and a dual-zone pressure-sensitive screen that can enhance the gaming experience.
In terms of chipset, Black Shark 5 Pro is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 combined with LPDDR5 RAM up to 16 GB with UFS 3.1 ROM + 512 GB SSD. The combination of UFS + SSD is a new technology in the smartphone world and Xiaomi claims it can increase data read and write speeds by up to 60%.
Unfortunately, this technology is only embedded in the Pro version. The standard Black Shark 5 has a Snapdragon 870 combined with 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 ROM.
Both gaming phones have a 4,650mAh battery with 120W fast charging support, which Black Shark claims can fully charge the battery in just 15 minutes. The good news is that the 120W charger is included in the purchase package.
NETWORK
Technology: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands: HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G bands: 1, 3, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A; 5G
BODY
Dimensions: 163.9 x 76.5 x 9.5 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 in)
Weight: 220 g (7.76 oz)
SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Others: Physical pop-up gaming trigger
DISPLAY
Type: OLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10+
Size: 6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2 (~85.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)
Others: Always-on display
PLATFORM
OS: Android 12, Joy UI 13
Chipset: Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU: Octa-core (1×3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3×2.40 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.70 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU: Adreno 730
MEMORY
Card Slots: No
Internal: 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
Others: UFS 3.1/NVMe SSD
REAR CAMERA
Triple: 108 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.52″, 0.7µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto macro), AF
Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama
Videos: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps; HDR10+
FRONT CAMERA
Single: 16 MP, (wide)
Features: HDR
Videos: 1080p@30fps
VOICE
Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack: No
Others: 24-bit/192kHz audio
COMMUNICATION
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth: 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
NFC: Yes
Radio: No
USB: USB Type-C 2.0
FEATURE
Sensors: Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
BATTERY
Type: Li-Po 4650 mAh, non-removable
Charging: Fast charging 120W, 100% in 15 min