The Black Shark 5 RS uses a Snapdragon 888 or an 888+ chipset, the Plus chip is available on the 12/256 GB version. Chipset aside, the RS has many similarities with the Pro, including splitting the storage between SSD and UFS. The chipset is cooled by vapor chambers on two sides. The battery is a tad smaller at 4,500 mAh, but it supports the same 120W charge rate and can hit 100% charge in 15 minutes.
The 6.67” AMOLED display supports HDR10
and DCI-P3, it has a peak brightness of 1,300 nits. Like the Pro, this display
has a 144 Hz refresh rate and 720 Hz touch sampling rate. The magnetic shoulder
button remains on board as well.
For audio, there are the same dual
speakers (1.5 cc) with Hi-Res Audio and DTS:X Ultra support. There is a 3.5 mm
headphone jack on this one. The main camera on the back drops down to a 64 MP
sensor, but the 13 MP 120° ultra wide camera and 5 MP tele-macro cameras remain
the same.
The RS is also launching on Saturday, the
base price is CNY 3,300 (US$ 520/€ 465/₹ 39,400). You can find it on the official
online store here. Note that the 5 and 5 Pro launch with the latest Joy UI 13,
the RS gets a slightly older Joy UI 12.8.
