The Black Shark 5 series is embarking on a globe tour, and both the vanilla and Pro models will be available online by tomorrow. The RS, the intermediate model, is not included in this launch.
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The Black Shark 5 Pro and the standard model have a lot in common. Both include 6.67" AMOLED panels with 144Hz refresh rate (FHD+, Samsung E4), 720Hz touch sampling rate, and magnetic pop-up triggers, as well as stereo speakers.
The batteries are the same, with a capacity of 4,650mAh and a charging speed of 120W. (0-100 percent in 15 minutes or in 24 minutes in the battery-sparing mode). The batteries have a 1,200 charge cycle rating and may be bypassed (i.e. using external power while gaming).
Snapdragon chipsets are found in both devices. The Pro differs in that it has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and quicker RAM (6,400MHz vs. 5,500MHz). Instead, the Snapdragon 870 is used in the standard Black Shark 5. JoyUI 13 is pre-installed on both phones (based on Android 12).
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One additional distinction between the phones, which we saved for last because it has no bearing on gaming: the cameras. The main camera of the Pro has 108MP (1.52" sensor, 0.7m), while the vanilla has a 64MP sensor (0.7m). The Pro also boasts a superior macro camera, with a 5MP tele-macro sensor against 2MP with standard lenses on the ordinary model.
The Black Shark JoyBuds Pro are also going worldwide, in addition to the phones. TWS buds offer a 40ms low-latency gaming mode, 30 hours of total playback (quick charge, 15 minutes charging = 3 hours of playing), and IPX4 water resistant.
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These are built on the Snapdragon Sound platform and have aptX Adaptive compatibility for high-quality audio. They have 12mm drivers and adaptive ANC (40dB noise reduction) with wind reduction settings. The JoyBuds Pro will cost $80/€80 at retail.
