Today, we spotted a new beast dubbed Xiaomi Black Shark Skywalker on Geekbench with fantastic specs like Snapdragon 855, 10GB RAM. Catch the full news below!
Xiaomi Black Shark Skywalker appears on Geekbench
Last year, Xiaomi finally unveiled its first gaming-centric handset dubbed Black Shark in April. Moreover, the Chinese brand continued to introduce one more advanced variant of this smartphone dubbed Black Shark Helo. Notably, the manufacturer boosted the performance of this beast with the massive 10GB RAM. Today, it seems like Xiaomi is starting the year with the launching of one more version of the gaming handset under the name Black Shark Skywalker.
Based on the Geekbench listing, the new Xiaomi Black Shark Skywalker is going to run on the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset. Thanks to the powerful core, the handset gets the result of 3,494 single-core and 11,149 multi-core. Notably, this is the first time an Android phone can pass the 10,000 thresholds, currently dominated only by Apple devices powered by the A11 Bionic and A12 Bionic chips. Now, let’s see what the Xiaomi Black Shark Skywalker specs pack!
Firstly, the storage option can start at 8GB RAM and reach 10GB. As for the ROM, we expect the Xiaomi beast to offer 256GB like the Helo version. Regarding the software department, the Black Shark Skywalker works on Android 9.0 Pie. Additionally, the Xiaomi Black Shark Skywalker camera carries a dual 12MP (f/1.8) + 20MP (f/1.8, AF, ex-optical zoom) rear snappers. Talking about the selfies and video calls, there is a single 20MP front-facing shooter with an aperture of f/2.2. On the other side, the Black Shark Skywalker can rock a non-removable Li-Ion 4000mAh power box with fast battery charging 9V/ 2A 18W (Quick Charge 3.0).
Xiaomi Black Shark Skywalker release date and price
We can expect to see this handset to hit the market in January or February 2019 the soonest. How about the cost? The Xiaomi Black Shark Skywalker price can start around CNY4, 199 ~ $610. Are you excited about this handset debut? Drop a comment to let us know!
