Hey, what’s up? Sami here.
Today we are going to take a quick look at the Black Shark 5 Pro.
I will cover everything you need to know about this, probably the most anticipated
gaming phone on the market.
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Regarding the unboxing, we have an insert with some Chinese text on it, usually some
very corny gaming motto, and in my opinion, for those who came up with this idea should be fired.
I even feel embarrassed to translate.
I’m glad that most of you guys don’t know Chinese.
Open it, we have a pin, some paperwork, and a black phone case, looks not like those cheap
transparent ones, though feels the same cheap shit.
Then the phone, we’ll take a closer look at later.
Then a 120W fast charging adapter, then the type-c cable, that’s it.
Now moving to the phone.
First, let’s take a quick look at the design.
We have what they called “Meteorite Black”.
Many of you guys complained that the Black Shark 4 is not gaming-alike at all, now the
5 feels very low-profile but gives you a cyberpunk feel, isn’t it?
The back panel offers a matte finish, which feels smooth and is not easy to gather fingerprints.
If we take a closer look, we have some grid patterns embedded there.
Moving to the camera module, we have two bumps here.
Buy one bump get one bump free!
Awesome!
There is a breathing light beside the camera
While we are waiting for it to power on, let’s check out other designs of the phone.
On the right side, we obviously have two magnetic triggers and two shoulder keys, which Black
Shark has teased about it for a long time.
From our first impression, the triggers feel much more solid and crispier,
just check out the sound.
I can literally play these buttons for a long time.
The shoulder keys feel better than on the 4th generation as well.
Then the power key in the middle.
Moving to the bottom, we have the speaker, type-c port, mic and SIM card slot.
And we have the volume rocker on the left side.
On top we have another speaker and mic, no audio jack if you are curious to know.
It’s a pretty standard Black Shark phone.
The middle frame is made of metal with this glossy finish, looks good but feels it doesn’t
match the back color.
What do you think?
But one thing I do want to point out is they made the back middle part curved to the screen side,
which has a better grip when you are holding it.
Regarding the specs of the Black Shark 5 Pro.
It is equipped with a 6.67” OLED display.
This 10-bit panel supports HDR10+ and DCI-P3 color gamut.
The display boasts 144 Hz refresh rate and 720 Hz touch sampling rate
while tracking multiple fingers.
The 5 Pro is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
Here is the Antutu, which easily tops the list, and here is the Geekbench score.
The chip is stored cool by two vapor chambers, the total heat dissipation area reaches 5,320mm².
Sounds badass, how’s it in real-life gaming?
We tried the Genshin Impact and the Glory of Kings two games.
For the former, we tried it in 60fps under high graphics for 40 minutes.
And here are the results, the average fps is 58.62, that’s quite good and stable.
That means that gigantic heat dissipation size works, but we felt the phone became a
little bit too hot to hold.
We don’t suggest you play games in such an extreme way.
For the Glory of Kings, since it’s not that demanding as the Genshin Impact, so even if
we put it to 120fps ultra-high graphics, the average fps is 117 and we didn’t feel the
phone getting obviously hot.
It is definitely a decent gaming phone for sure.
For those two shoulder keys, I think you wouldn’t be unfamiliar with them as we’ve seen in
many gaming phones.
Basically, one simple press triggers two actions and you will always be faster than your enemies.
There is also an X-axis linear motor for better haptic feedback.
Of course, how can we miss the battery test for a gaming phone.
We charged the phone from 20% to 39% in 2 minutes, 54% in four minutes, 87% in only
10 minutes.
And to 100% in just 13 minutes and half!
That is crazy fast!
Before I even realized it, the phone fully topped up!
We also care about the audio quality since it’s a gaming phone, we compared it with
the iPhone 13 Pro.
While for photos, we tested some as well.
Luckily, we’ve also received the Black Shark 5 China Spaceflight Edition.
And here is the brand-new design.
I will just put more specs on the screen so you can check them out.
Alright, that’s our unboxing and hands-on of the Black Shark 5 Pro.
For the pricing and availability, you can check out the link in the description.
In one sentence, the 5 Pro is yet another astonishingly powerful upgraded gaming phone
you can buy on the market right now.
But how’s it compared to the RedMagic 7 Pro?
I will let you know in my next video.
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Thanks for watching, I’m Sami and I will see you in the next one.