Xiaomi Black Shark 2 with up to 12GB RAM, Snapdragon 855 SoC launched in India: Price and specifications

Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi has launched its Black Shark 2 smartphone in India today. The gaming smartphone had launched in China in March this year and its key highlights include a massive 12GB of RAM and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 handset also comes with some gaming-centric features like Liquid Cool 3.0 technology and a touch response rate of 240Hz. Here are the price details and specifications of the newly launched Xiaomi smartphone in India:

Xiaomi Black Shark 2 price in India

Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is available in two storage variants in India. While the base variant has 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, the high-end model has 12GB of RAM and 256GB storage. The former is priced at Rs 39,999, and the latter would cost you Rs 49,999. Black Shark 2 smartphone is available Shadow Black and Frozen Silver colour options. Both the variants of the Black Shark 2 smartphone will be available starting June 4 on Flipkart’s website.

Xiaomi Black Shark 2 specifications

Xiaomi’s Black Shark 2 smartphone is the successor of the Black Shark smartphone that the company launched last year. It comes with the Liquid Cool 3.0 technology that is claimed to increase the heat dissipation by 20 times. The handset also houses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Elite Gaming that helps it in delivering an enhanced gaming experience on the go. The smartphone also has a pressure-sensing Magic Press technology.

The smartphone has support for dual SIM cards and it runs Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The device features a 6.39-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display that has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and comes with TrueView Display support. Powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC, the smartphone comes with Adreno 640 GPU and up to 12GB of RAM.

For imaging duties, the Black Shark 2 has a dual rear camera setup that consists of a 48MP primary sensor with an f/1.75 aperture and a 12MP secondary sensor with an f/2.2 aperture. The camera of the smartphone has support for 2x optical zoom. The device has a 20MP selfie camera with an f/2.0 lens.

The Black Shark 2 comes with up to 256GB of UFS 2.1 storage. For connectivity, there are options like 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, and USB Type-C port. Sensors on Xiaomi Black Shark 2 include accelerometer, ambient light, and a gyroscope. It also has an in-display fingerprint scanner and houses a 4,000mAh battery.

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