In addition to POCO, Civi, and Redmi, Xiaomi has a Black Shark sub-brand that sells strong smartphones with bold designs aimed at the enthusiastic gaming smartphone market.
After releasing the Black Shark 5 series in China two months ago, the firm is now bringing the Black Shark 5 and 5 Pro to their first international market — Malaysia. The new devices will be officially unveiled in Malaysia on Wednesday, June 8th (UTC +8) at 7 p.m. Malaysian
time (UTC +8) / 4:30 p.m. Indian time (UTC +5:30).
On that day, Black Shark is scheduled to reveal the Black Shark 5 series' pricing and pre-order promotions. The launch event will be broadcast live on Facebook and TikTok via Black Shark Malaysia's official social media outlets.
In terms of the Black Shark 5 series' specifications, we expect the worldwide editions of the Black Shark 5 and 5 Pro to be identical to the Chinese variants launched on March 30.
Black Shark 5 Pro is a professional-grade shark.
White Black Shark 5 Pro
The Black Shark 5 and 5 Pro are both equipped with a 6.67-inch FHD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display with selectable refresh rates up to 144Hz in China. The display is a Samsung E4 AMOLED panel with a maximum brightness of 1300 nits, DC dimming, HDR10+ support, and 100% P3 colour gamut coverage. The devices also include a 720Hz touch sampling rate and a dual-zone pressure-sensitive screen, which can enhance your smartphone gaming experience.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC is at the heart of the Black Shark 5 Pro's performance, together with up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 + SSD storage. Xiaomi calls its UFS + SSD storage combo Disk Array 2.0 technology, and it has enhanced the read and write speeds of the 5 Pro by 55 percent and 69 percent, respectively.
The Snapdragon 870 SoC is combined with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage in the basic Black Shark 5.
Both gaming gadgets include a 4,650mAh battery and capability for 120W fast charging, with the firm claiming that they can be fully charged in under 15 minutes. The charger is included in the box, and the phone comes preloaded with Black Shark's JoyUI 13, which is based on Android 12.
