Xiaomi Black Shark 2 now official

Xiaomi has announced its third gaming smartphone today called the Black Shark 2 with improved specs and features.

The gaming phone’s design is not that far away from its predecessor which means that the company mainly focused on improving the performance of the device. It includes a pressure sensitive 6.39-inch AMOLED display in which measures how hard a user presses on the screen to provide various effects when playing. It also sports the latest Snapdragon 855 chipset along with a 6GB, 8GB, or 12GB of RAM options. Powering its camera is a 48MP and 12MP dual rear shooters while the front comes with a 20MP lens. The Black Shark 2 also features an in-display fingerprint scanner, RGB lighting strips, a vapor chamber cooling system, and a 4,000mAh battery with 27W (from 18W) fast charging.

Xiaomi Black Shark 2 specs:

6.39-inch FHD+ Pressure Sensitive AMOLED display @ 2340 x 1080px
43.5ms latency
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 2.84GHz octa-core
Adreno 640
6GB/8GB/12GB RAM
128GB/256GB storage
Dual-nano SIM card slots
48MP f/1.75 + 12MP f/2.2 dual rear cameras
20MP f/2.0 front camera
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Bluetooth 5.0
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
4×4 MIMO
4G LTE
In-display Fingerprint scanner
Face Unlock
RGB lighting strips
Vapor Chamber cooling system (Liquid Cooling 3.0)
Stereo control
USB Type-C
Black Shark OS (Android 9 Pie)
4,000mAh battery w/ 27W fast charging
Shadow Black
Frozen Silver
Mirage Blue

Here are the prices of each variant:

6GB + 128GB – CNY 3,199 (~PHP 25,137)
8GB + 128GB – CNY 3,499 (~PHP 27,495)
8GB + 256GB – CNY 3,799 (~PHP 29,852)
12GB + 256GB – CNY 4,199 (~PHP 32,995)

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8 Comments

KOALA says:

5 years ago

What is the band requirements here in the Philippines?
Will the Black Shark 2 works here in the Philippines?
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Jhon Paul Lopez says:

6 years ago

where can I buy this gaming phone?
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abdul jakol salsalin says:

6 years ago

how to buy where is the store for Black shark 2 ?
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kervin says:

6 years ago

Im from philippines where can i buy legit black shark 2 :D ? hehe
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