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Today we are going to review the Black Shark 4 and 4 Pro.
We mainly tested the Pro version and at the end of the video we put the differences between
the two phones, so make sure to watch till the end.
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When I first saw the Black Shark 4, I didn't think it was a gaming phone from the appearance.
The integrated back glass made it look more like an "average phone".
as it has no sharp angles, no big shapes, and no red or black color pattern.
But if you look closely, you will find the Black Shark's signature "X" mark hidden beneath
the glass.
As the body rotates, the light streaks converge toward the center.
We can also see the inverted triangle breathing light under the horizontal lens module, isn't
it cool?
But to be honest, do you prefer this kind of normal design gaming phone or the old one
with lots of LEDs and sharp angles?
Let me know in the comment section.
The Black Shark 4 PRO weighs 220g and is 9.9mm thick.
In order to provide a better hand feel for the thick body, the middle frame has been
polished to integrate with the curved back.
The Black Shark 4 still keeps the 3.5mm headphone jack and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
What really the Black Shark 4 series phone excels the other is they all sport mechanical
shoulder trigger buttons.
I got to say this is a delicate and sophisticated design.
When it’s retracted you barely notice them and they have no burden to the middle frame.
Toggle the keys nearby the shoulder buttons to activate them.
They have crispy and fast rebound feedback.
When playing games, we can adjust the mapping position of the shoulder buttons in the control
center, basically it gives you two extra index fingers, while your thumbs are only for moving
and angle-adjusting.
With these two shoulder keys, you can get a much better gaming experience in those shooting
games especially.
Not only that, the shoulder keys can be useful in your daily tasks like you can crop pictures
or for single hand use mode, you can also customize functions to them.
In short, the shoulder button is one of the biggest features of the Black Shark 4 series
gaming phone.
You will win big during game-playing, unless you really suck at it like me.
Now back to the display.
It sports a 6.67' 144Hz high refresh rate E4 middle hole-punch design screen, the touch
sampling rate is 720Hz.
The diameter is tiny as 2.76mm and has a minimal effect on your game playing.
From our experience it’s an excellent screen.
Black Shark has told us that this screen has been optimized for more than ten popular games,
you should be able to have an even better gaming experience.
Beyond that, the Black Shark 4 Pro supports dual-zone screen pressure sensing, which adds
an extra dimension to the shoulder button.
BTW, the Pro version has surprisingly won the top position for audio performance according
to DXOMark.
As our team was comparing the audio performance, we didn't realize the song was copyrighted
so I'm not going to play here, for this you can go to our partner Eva's Chinese social
media for more, link is in the description.
As for battery life, both phones adopt 120W fast charging + 4500mAh capacity.
It tops up from 5% to 91% in just 13 minutes, that’s insanely fast.
The system is Joyui 12.5, which is still based on MIUI and inherits most of the features
from MIUI 12.5.
As for the camera.
It comprises a 64MP primary lens +8 MP ultra-wide lens +5 MP macro.
We took some samples here, let us know if they are any good.
By the way, in addition to the two Black Shark 4 series phones, we also received several
accessories, including the clip-on cooling pads and phone case, 3.5mm wired headset,
etc.
It's pretty cool when you put them together.
Finally, here are the differences between the Black Shark 4 and Black Shark 4 Pro.
For the 4 version it sports SD 870, no dual pressure sensing, no 16G RAM and the main
camera is 48MP.
While the screen and shoulder keys remain the same.
Alright that’s the video, what do you think about the Black Shark 4 and 4 Pro?
Please let me know in the comment section.
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