Xiaomi Black Shark 2  Review

On the hardware side of things, you get a Snapdragon 855 with up to 12GB of RAM. As you'd imagine from a device that's aimed at gamers, the Black Shark 2 absolutely blazes through day-to-day tasks, and also holds its own when it comes to playing intensive games. You'll be able to play the likes of PUBG and Fortnite with all the settings maxed out, and because of the unique thermal management system, there's no throttling whatsoever.On the subject of throttling, the Black Shark 2 has multi-level thermal management, with a cooling plate covering all the major components. Black Shark says this is the first time this technology has been used in a phone, and the goal is to sustain the peak performance for longer. And after using the phone for a month, that is indeed the case.Another area where the device does well is battery life. With a 4000mAh battery under the hood, you'll easily get over a day's worth of use even with heavy usage. There wasn't a single instance where the battery ran out before the end of the day — I routinely got over seven hours of screen-on-time — and the phone comes with a 27W charger. Going from flat to 60% takes just over half an hour, with a full charge taking just over 90 minutes.The Black Shark 2 is solid in two variants: 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and 12GB of RAM with 256GB of storage. There's no microSD card slot on the device — which isn't a big deal as you get 128GB of storage — but the lack of a 3.5mm jack is annoying, particularly when you consider the device is aimed at gamers.

The Good

• Aggressive design
• Incredible performance
• Two-day battery life
• Vibrant OLED panel
• Stereo sound
• Clean software interface

The Bad

• No 3.5mm jack
• No water resistance

Type Type Smartphone , Phablet , Gaming Phone , Camera Phone , Selfie Phone , Bezel-less Phone Shape Bar Basic OS Android OS ver Android 9.0 (Pie) SIM Nano SIM , Dual SIM , Dual Standby CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Octa core CPU Speed 1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485 Storage 128GB , 256GB RAM 6GB , 8GB , 12GB External Storage No Battery 4,000mAh Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0, 27W battery Screen Display Size 6.39 inches Resolution FHD+ 2340 x 1080 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) 100% DCI-P3 Network Type 2G , 3G , 4G (LTE) 2G GSM (frequency band B2,B3,B5,B8) CDMA/EVDO (frequency band BC0) 3G WCDMA (Frequency band B1, B2, B5, B8) TD-SCDMA (Frequency band B34, B39) 4G (LTE) FDD LTE (Frequency band B1, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28) TDD LTE (Frequency band B34, B38, B39, B40, B41) Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps Camera Main Camera 48MP + 12MP Front Camera 20MP Others Features Wi-Fi , Hotspot/Tethering , GPS , Bluetooth , Flash , Fingerprint Scanner , Dual Cameras Size Dimensions 163.61 x 75.01 x 8.77 mm Weight 205 g

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