Release Date: March 2019

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Gaming phones remain a small market, but with mobile gaming set to become a multibillion-dollar industry in the near future, some companies are hoping to get a head start. One of them is Xiaomi-backed Black Shark, which is trying to expand its reach with its third product, the Black Shark 2. It contains everything a decent gaming phone should have, including a flagship chipset, an aggressive design with RGB lighting effects, gaming-specific features, improved cooling, and more. Is the Black Shark 2, however, the finest alternative for mobile gamers? How does it compare to other gaming-centric solutions on the market? Is it, above all, worth the Rs. 39,999 investment? In our Black Shark 2 review, you’ll find the answers.

Black Shark 2 Summary

The Black Shark 2 smartphone was released in March of this year. The phone has a 6.39-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080×2340 pixels and a pixel density of 403 pixels per inch (ppi) and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9, with a pixel density of 403 pixels per inch (ppi). The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor of the Black Shark 2 runs at 2.84GHz. It has a total of 6GB of RAM. The Black Shark 2 is powered by a 4000mAh battery and runs Android 9.0 Pie. Quick Charge 4.0 is supported by the Black Shark 2.

The Black Shark 2 has a 48-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.75 aperture and a pixel size of 0.8 micron on the back, as well as a 12-megapixel camera with an f/2.2 aperture and a pixel size of 1.0 micron on the front. Autofocus is available on the back camera. It has a 20-megapixel front-facing camera with an f/2.0 aperture and 0.9-micron pixel size for selfies.

The Black Shark 2 runs Android 9.0 Pie and comes with 128GB of internal storage. The Black Shark 2 is a dual-SIM phone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Black Shark 2 weighs 205.00 grams and measures 163.61 x 75.01 x 8.77mm (height x width x thickness). It was released under the cover of darkness.

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, Bluetooth v5.00, USB Type-C, 3G, and 4G are all available on the Black Shark 2. (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometer, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and fingerprint sensor are among the phone’s sensors. Face unlock is available on the Black Shark 2.

The Black Shark 2 price in India starts at Rs. 31,999 as of February 1, 2022.

Black Shark 2 Full Specifications