Black Shark 2 with 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855, up to 12GB RAM launched in India starting at Rs. 39999


Black Shark has launched Black Shark 2, the company’s latest gaming smartphone in India, after it was introduced in China in March. It has 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with HDR support and touch algorithm optimization especially for gaming, is powered by Snapdragon 855 SoC with up to 12GB RAM, Ludicrous Mode for the best gaming experience, liquid cooling 3.0 that Tower-wide global liquid cooling system that uses liquid-cooled plate + liquid-cooled tube that can effectively cover all the heat-generating components to reduce the CPU’s core temperature by up to 14° C.

It has an in-display fingerprint scanner, upgraded ‘X-style’ unique antenna design for a better reception, RGB logo on the back, Hidden press sensitive controls for the display, AI gaming experience, Live streaming of games, 48-megapixel rear camera along with a 12-megapixel telephoto lens for 2x loss-less zoom, 20-megapixel front camera and packs a 4000mAh battery with 27W fast charging that offers 30 minutes of gaming with just 5 minutes of charging.

Black Shark 2 specifications

  • 6.39-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 display with 108.9% DCI – P3 color gamut, 430 nits brightness
  • Octa-Core Snapdragon 855 7nm Mobile Platform (1 x 2.84GHz Kryo 485 + 3 x 2.42GHz Kryo 485 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo 485) with Adreno 640 GPU
  • 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage / 12GB LPDDR4x RAM with 256GB (UFS 2.1) internal storage
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano)
  • 48MP rear camera with 1/2.0″ Samsung GM1 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.75 aperture, LED flash, 12MP 1/3.6″ Samsung S5K3M5, telephoto lens with f/2.2 aperture, 1.0μm pixel size, 6P lens, 2x lossless zoom,
  • 20MP front-facing camera with 0.9μm pixel size,  f/2.0 aperture
  • In display fingerprint sensor
  • Dimensions: 163.61×75.01x 8.77mm; Weight: 205g
  • Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac dual-band (2×2 MU-MIMO ), Bluetooth 5, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C
  • 4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery with 27W fast charging

The Black Shark 2 is priced at Rs. 39,999 for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage Shadow Black color version and the 12GB RAM with 256GB storage Frozen Silver color version is priced at Rs. 49,999. It will be available from Flipkart starting June 4th.


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