The vanilla Black Shark 5 is powered by the Snapdragon 870 chipset, paired with two vapor chambers for cooling. There’s no SSD here, just LPDDR5 RAM (8/12 GB) and UFS 3.1 storage (128/256 GB). The phone uses the same display as the others, 6.67” AMOLED with 144 Hz refresh rate and 144 Hz touch sampling rate. Even the magnetic shoulder button is here. The camera setup matches the RS with a 64+13+5 MP triple camera on the back, while the selfei camera drops to a 16 MP sensor.
The battery is identical to that of the
Pro – 4,650 mAh capacity, 120W fast charging with two modes. One gets the job
done in 15 minutes, the other is gentler and takes 24 minutes. Battery bypass
is available too. The Black Shark 5 will be available in China from April 2
starting at CNY 2,700 (US$ 425/€ 380/₹ 32,200). More details at the official store.
Black Shark also unveiled several
accessories that pair well with the Black Shark 5 generation. The Black Shark
Wireless buds are based on the Snapdragon Sound platform. They have 12 mm
drivers and active noise cancellation (a solid 40 dB reduction in noise).
The latency isn’t great, however, falling
only to 85 ms. The buds are IPX4 splash proof and have wear detection. Battery
life is good at 30 hours overall and the carrying case is fast to charge – 15
minutes are enough for 3 hours. The buds cost CNY 450 (US$ 71/€ 64/₹ 5,400) Then
there are a pair of GaN chargers. There is a 120W charger, priced CNY 300
(US$ 47/€ 43/₹ 3,600), as well as a 30W one for CNY 70 (US$ 11/€ 10/₹ 835).
Finally, there is a thermally conductive
case for CNY 100 (US$ 16/€ 13/₹ 1,200) and a snap-on cooling fan for CNY 220
(US$ 45/€ 31/₹ 2,600). By the way, you can get the cooling fan for free if you put
in that CNY 100 deposit now.
