Is Xiaomi already prepping the Black Shark 5? New specs leak suggests so

(Pocket-lint) - Xiaomi's Black Shark sub-brand introduced the Black Shark 4 gaming telephone bid earlier this year, but already determination are reports astir the institution moving connected a successor that could adjacent debut soon.

Tipster Digital Chat Station (via MySmartPrice) said Xiaomi is readying to motorboat the Black Shark 5 with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 888+ SoC, which tin besides beryllium recovered connected Honor Magic 3 series, iQOO 8, and the Mi MIX 4. Keep successful caput the Black Shark 4 features a Snapdragon 888 chipset.

The Black Shark 5, which reportedly has the exemplary fig KTUS-A0, could travel with 100W+ accelerated charging, arsenic well. However, since the Black Shark 4 supported 120W accelerated charging, we can't but assistance deliberation the newer exemplary volition besides get 120W charging. Xiaomi created 200W HyperCharge technology, but it isn't yet disposable successful immoderate commercialized products, and there's been nary connection astir it coming to the Black Shark brand.

Elsewhere, the Xiaomi's caller gaming telephone could person a artillery capableness adjacent to oregon supra Shark 4’s 4,500mAh capacity, portion the show mightiness athletics Full HD+ solution and up to a 144Hz refresh complaint similar its predecessor. Perhaps it volition person a full caller cooling exertion successful the phone, too.

Xiaomi has yet to marque immoderate authoritative connection oregon corroborate details astir the Black Shark 5, truthful instrumentality everything present with a pinch of salt, of course.

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 13 August 2021.