Black Shark 2

In a bid to offer an unmatched gaming experience to consumers in India, Chinese handset major Xiaomi has come up with Black Shark 2 gaming smartphone in the country, starting at Rs 39,999.

The all-new Black Shark 2 with 6.39-inch touchscreen display is powered by 2.84GHZ octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage. The Black Shark 2 runs Android 9.0 Pie and houses a 4,000mah battery. It also supports Quick Charge 4.0 fast charging.

The Black Shark 2 sports a 48MP primary camera with an f/1.75 aperture and a pixel size of 0.8-micron and a 12MP camera with an f/2.2 aperture and a pixel size of 1.0-micron

at the rear. The rear camera setup has autofocus. The device is equipped with 20MP front camera, with an f/2.0 aperture and a pixel size of 0.9-micron.

Connectivity options on the smartphone include Wi-fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, Bluetooth v5.00, USB Type-c, 3G, and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometer, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor and fingerprint sensor along with face unlock feature.

The Shadow Black variant of the Black Shark 2 is available exclusively on Flipkart for Rs 39,999 whereas the Frozen Silver variant (12G+256G) will retail at Rs 49,999. ■