Xiaomi's Black Shark gaming smartphone, which was launched in China earlier this year, is now all set to make its way to the European market on November 16, according to a report by The Verge. The smartphone is touted to be the world's first liquid cooling handset with temperature reductions of 8 degrees Celsius.
Under the hood, the gaming smartphone is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 845 chipset aided by 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of internal storage, and with an Adreno 630 GPU. The device comes loaded with a stock Android interface and runs on Android Oreo. There is a Shark Space mode, that will help serve better performance and block notifications and calls on a temporary basis.
The handset features a 5.99-inch FHD+ IPS LCD panel with an 18:9 aspect ratio. It is kept alive by a large 4000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 support. On the photography front, there is a dual rear camera setup, comprising of a 12MP primary camera and a 20MP secondary sensor along with an f/1.8 aperture. Upfront, there is a 20MP selfie camera with an f/2.2 aperture. The gaming smartphone features Bluetooth v4.0, 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, GLONASS, GPS/ A-GPS, and a USB Type-C port for connectivity.
As of now, there is no official word on the pricing details of the gaming handset and its global release yet, but the Black Shark retails at a price of CNY 2,999 (approx Rs 31,400) for the 6GB/64GB configuration and CNY 3,499 (approx Rs 36,600) for the 8GB RAM/128GB configuration in China.
