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Ever since Razer unveiled a gaming- focused phone last year, others manufacturers have started exploring opportunities in this niche segment. Xiaomi backed Black Shark had been teasing with the idea of such a smartphone for few months, and has finally lifted the cover officially. Called the Black Shark, the smartphone is only available in China and starts at RMB 2999 ( approximately ` 31,960) for the base 6GB and 64GB variant and goes up to RMB 3299 ( approximately ` 36,375) for the top- end 8GB and 128GB variant.

The Black Shark sports a specially- designed rear panel with green accents which gives it solid presence. The Chinese company has even builtin a glowing logo at the rear, just to make it look cool. The Black Shark is powered by Snapdragon 845 chipset, which is kept under check by liquid cooling when the gaming session heats up. The phone also features an independent image processing chip, which claims to provide better graphics. Users can choose between two variants — the base variant comes with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage whereas the top- tier variant retails for 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. There’s an 18: 9 5.99inch LCD display that renders images at full HD+ resolution. The smartphone runs on Android 8.1 Oreo. There’s a 12MP + 20MP dual rear camera setup, both with an aperture of f/ 1.75. The front camera houses a 20MP sensor with f/ 2.0 aperture. It is kept alive by a 4000mAh battery.

To add to its appeal, Xiaomi has also given the Black Shark a special gaming accessory — a Gamepad. Costing $ 29, the Gamepad is detachable and consists of navigation buttons. It can connect to any smartphone using Bluetooth, provided they are run ning on Android 4.4 and above. The Gamepad has its own 150mAh battery that is claimed to last 30 hours on a single charge.