What’s the point of getting such an absolute unit if you can’t even squeeze day-long battery life from it? It is baffling that most of Xiaomi’s own mid-rangers have larger batteries than the Black Shark 4 Pro.

  • On January 10th, the CEO of Black Shark Technology Co., Shark Luo Yu Zhou posted “A big event will happen tomorrow morning”.
  • Better yet, its $579 starting price undercuts most of the competition, without compromising on processing power and functionality.
  • At first I thought it was overkill, but considering that the battery was only able to last about a day on a single charge as a gamer, being able to charge back to full under 20 minutes offsets that problem.
  • The auto-beauty kicks in aggressively and almost any level of clarity got compromised with smudginess that can’t be saved with even studio lighting.

The subject also needs to be more vibrant and clearer, especially the outlines that tend to get blurry. Since the camera app is an exact replica of the one all Xiaomi phones use, there are a ton of fun filters and tints to play around with. The Black Shark 4 Pro runs JOYUI 12.5, which is a re-skin of MIUI 12.5 based on Android 11.

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The portrait mode, once again, softens the image a bit too much for my liking. I would have preferred a toned-down result and I wish they had included an option to lessen the effect of the bokeh. I don’t entirely feel comfortable with that level of heat while charging an electronic device, it frightens me. Not only is that risky for the battery’s longevity, but it can also pose firmware a threat to you and your home. Shark Space 4.0 allows you to tweak every single aspect of the phone to suit your gaming needs. Starting from call notifications, floating windows, graphics settings, and the Ludicrous Mode that pushes the Black Shark 4 Pro to its limits. When you’re in a game, you can swipe in from the upper right corner to access the Shortcut Settings.

It does, however, get really hot when charging at full speed. While Shark Chan appears to be a purely decorative (and adorable) persona with no real influence on anything important, Shark Space is a different story. You can add all your games on there for easier management and optimization. To enter it, you can open the app or press both magnetic pop-up triggers together. Once you’re in there, you’ll find the Game Lobby, Game Configuration, and the Setting Center.