Plus, I don’t have to worry about the accidental touches or the video wrapping over the firmware files edges. Around the rest of the phone, you’ll find a 3.5mm headphone jack on the bottom of the phone, placed next to the USB-C charging port. Another nice touch for a phone to include, and something we still are only seeing sporadically in phones. On the left side, there’s nothing to speak of other than the volume rocker and the SIM card slot. The spatialization of the sound is particularly good, which is very useful for hearing the footsteps of your opponents when playing a multiplayer game.

The maximum advertised brightness is 1300 nits, but this is only achieved at its peak. It is especially the coating at the back of the Black Shark 5 Pro that I really like. But it also seems to be “insulating”, a bit like the sheaths on a pair of pliers for the lack of a better example. I feel like it provides extra protection against overheating for the hands. The featured Snapdragon 870 5G works hard on the Black Shark 4, with most non-gaming apps running at 120 (except YouTube). There was nothing on the Play Store (game-wise) that the Black Shark 4 wasn’t able to run.

• But if you don’t use the correct methods, you will only waste time and end up frustrated.
• Both models include a pressure-sensitive display, too, which should mean that the level of your taps will correspond to different in-game actions/movement.
• The display is also pressure-sensitive using Black Shark’s ‘Magic Press’ tech, with the aim of being able to press down onto the display to trigger specific game functions like reloading or using a melee weapon.
• If you found an error or something lacking in the specifications above for the Xiaomi Black Shark 4, then don’t hesitate and signal the problem to us.

Comparing the gameplay of just using the onscreen controls vs having the physical buttons is a huge difference. For shooters especially, being able to map your triggers to aiming down and the other to firing, makes you much more competitive. Your thumbs can focus on movement and aiming while your index fingers can handle shooting. Unlike with modern iPhones which have a 120Hz sampling rate, the slightest movements across the screen register more accurately.

You’re going to have to buy spares if you want easier accessibility. The company’s CEO took to popular social network, Weibo, to tease the fast charging feature which could just about make it the fastest charging phone on the market. When you watch videos or start a live stream, your phone’s screen, CPU, and GPU work simultaneously. Unfortunately, the battery begins overheating due to these three working hard and drawing a lot of power.