Right on schedule we saw the debut of the Black Shark 4S and Black Shark 4S Pro. The gaming smartphones brig mostly visual changes with redesigned back and the 4S is even getting a special Gundam Edition. The 4S Pro gets a performance boostas it is now powered by a Snapdragon 888+. Both phones have a 6.67" E4 AMOLED screen with Full HD+ resolution. The panel still has 144Hz refresh rate and 720Hz touch sampling rate, helping bring the response delay down to just 8.3ms, bossing your gaming performance.
Both the 4S and the 4S Pro have UFS 3.1
and SSD storage chips in RAID setup, enabling faster reading and writing speeds
than the rest of the phones in the market. The Black Shark 4S and 4S Pro retain
the 4,500mAh power cell and 120W fast charging of their predecessors and the
adapter still comes in the retail box. The two phones share 8MP ultrawide
cameras and 2MP depth sensors on the back as well as the 20MP selfie snappers.
The 4S Pro has a 64MP main camera, while the 4S scales down to a 48MP sensor.
Fans of the Gundam franchise will love the
customized 4S version, which comes with a cool design of the back panel, red
and blue-colored shoulder keys, protective case and colorful retail box. There
is also a unique theme that will appear only on this version of the phone. The
4S Pro, on the other hand, while sharing the overall design, comes with a neon
green LED light which can work as a notification light but can also illuminate
during games as a do-not-disturb light. As befitting their gaming status, the
new Black Shark duo features advanced liquid cooling to enable better sustained
performance.
They are powered by JoyUI 12.9, which is
essentially the MIUI 12.5 (based on Android 11), with some extra gaming-related
switches and changed aesthetics. Pre-registrations for the Black Shark 4S and
Black Shark 4S Pro are already underway, with the first flash sale scheduled
for October 15.
The vanilla option arrives in Black or Fog
White colors at CNY 2,699 (US$ 420/€ 360) for the 8/128GB option, CNY 2,999
(US$ 465/€ 400) for the 12/128GB variant and CNY 3,299 (US$ 510/€ 440) for the 12/256GB
trim. The Gundam Edition is not yet for sale, but once it arrives, it will have
12GB RAM, 256GB storage and will cost CNY 3,499 (US$ 545/€ 470). The 4S Pro comes in
either Galaxy Black or Sky White and costs CNY 4,799 (US$ 755/€ 655) for 12/256GB
memory or CNY 5,499 (US$ 855/€ 740) for the 16/512GB edition.
