Xiaomi Black Shark 4 Price In Kenya And Full Phone Specification

 

Announced March this year, the Black shark 4 series are the fourth generation of Xiaomi’s Gaming phones taking over from the Black shark 3. The two are the Black shark 4 and Black shark 4 Pro both having a number of high tech features. The Black shark 4 has a retail price of around Ksh. 39,000 which is much more affordable when you consider it’s specifications. 

Being a game-centric phone, the Black shark 4 has some of the best gaming features including a big display with high refresh rate and touch sampling rate, a powerful processor, big memory and advanced shoulder gaming buttons. 

It features a 6.67 inch Super AMOLED display slightly smaller than the 6.78 inch of the Asus Rog Phone 5 which is it’s closest rival. The display resolution is Full HD+ of 1080 x 2400 pixels which is good enough for a phone at this price tag. The interesting part of this display however is it’s high responsivity of 144Hz refresh rate and 720Hz touch sampling rate making this display one of the best responsive screen. It also supports HDR10+ and it’s maximum brightness of 1300 nits is more than enough to be used in all lighting conditions including directly under the sun.  

The phone still features the mechanic shoulder buttons we saw in previous Black shark phones but are more advanced and better designed in order to fit seamlessly in the phone’s design. The buttons are used for gaming and are now becoming a must have in Gaming-centric phones. Surprisingly enough these buttons are not only limited to gaming, but can also be customized for other ordinary phone functions like camera shutter button or power switch button.

Built for heavy gamers, the Black shark 4 has a dual facing speakers for maximum sound effect and has an external cooling accessory which can be purchased separately.

The Black Shark 4 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G, a powerful gaming chipset that can handle all games including graphic intensive games like PUBG. It also handles high frame rates and there’s nothing to complain about when it comes to this phone's performance. Other phones with the same processor include the Motorola Moto G100, Vivo X60, Oppo Find X3 and OnePlus 9R.

The phone is available in two memory variants of 8+128GB and 12+256GB. While the 8GB RAM is more than enough for all your needs including multitasking or gaming, it would be nice if you can get the later which has more RAM and storage.

The Black Shark 4 has a 4,500 mAh non removable battery which is small for a gaming phone and Xiaomi should have given us at least a 5,000mAh on this phone. Thankfully there is a 120W fast charge which can achieve full charge in just 18 minutes. This is insanely fast and it would be amazing to have such a phone.

In the camera department the phone also has some of the best lenses with a Triple-rear cameras and a single front camera. The rear cameras are made up of a primary 48MP lens, an 8MP Ultrawide lens and a 5MP depth sensor. In front is a single 20MP selfie camera.  

Xiaomi Black Shark 4 Price In Kenya.

The Black shark 4 is not yet available in the country but is already available in anumber of markets. The phone sold millions in just 5 minutes in China when it was first released a clear indication that this is one of a kind Smartphone. The Black Shark 4 is expected to retail at around Ksh. 39,999 once it begins selling in the country.

There's no doubt the phone will have a huge success in the country just like in other countries and will be a true flagship killer with some of the best specs at an affordable price.

It has a number of rivals that are targeting the same gaming market including the Asus Rog Phone 5, the Nubia Red Magic 5G, Lenovo Legion Phone Duel and the Black Shark 3. 

Why buy the Black Shark 4.

At a price of just Ksh. 40,000, the Black Shark 4 is a true gaming phone which can also function as a normal phone. It's revolutionary gaming flagship specs makes this phone one of the cheapest gaming phone and is also much cheaper than ordinary phones with the same specs. Some of it's highlights include: 

A high quality display with a Full HD+ resolution, 144 Hz refresh rate and 720 touch sampling rate makes this phone's display highly suited for Gaming.
Big Memory including upto 12GB RAM and 120GB internal storage.

A 120w fast Charge which can deliver 100% charge in just 17 minutes making it one of the fastest charging on a smartphone if not the fastest.

Has a number of gaming accessories and features including a pressure sensitive display, rectactable side buttons and a highly efficient cooling for an immersive gaming experience.

A powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G processor.

Key Specs/Features.

Released March 2021  
Measurements: 163.8 x 76.4 x 9.9 mm. 
Weight: 210g. 
Display type: Super AMOLED. 
Screen size: 6.67 inch. 
Display resolution 1080 x 24000 pixels. 
Aspect ratio: 20:9. 
Pixel Density 395 ppi. 
OS: Android 11, JoyUI 12.5. 
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G (7nm+). 
RAM 6/8GB. 
Internal storage: 128 GB. 
Cameras: Triple 48MP + 8MP ultrawide + 5MP macro lens.
Video: 4k@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240/960fps. 
Selfie Camera: Single 20MP. 
Battery: Non removable Li-po 4500 mAh with 120W fast charge 100% in 17 minutes. 
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Dual band, WiFi Direct, Hotspot. 
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptXHD, aptxAdaptive.
USB: Type-C 2.0. 
Fingerprint scanner side mounted. 
Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity, Gyro, Compass, barometer.
Colors: Magic Black, Blue, Silver.