Mid-range · 2019

Xiaomi Black Shark 2

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Camera shares the Oppo F11's main sensor

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Extras Cooling system, Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates, Smaller battery (4000mAh)

6.39″ AMOLED · 60Hz

855 6 / 128 GB

4000 mAh 27W charging

48 MP 2 rear · 20 MP selfie

4G LTE

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In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.39″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.39"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

614 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 640

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

569,800

v10

GeekBench

11,192

Graphics test

GFXBench 36 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 640

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

1x Kryo 485 2.84 GHz + 3x Kryo 485 2.4 GHz + 4x Kryo 485 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, JoyUI 11 · 1-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, JoyUI 11

Software support

1 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · 20 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

Telephoto

12 MP f/2.2

Front camera

20 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5KGM1, 1/2", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Oppo F11 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 27 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

93:00h

Wired charging

27 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

205 g · 8.8 mm

Height

163.6 mm

Width

75.0 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

Weight

205 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 11

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 828 × 1792 resolution

29% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

570k vs 816k AnTuTu

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 205 g vs 194 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Higher benchmark score

570k vs 390k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Lower mid-range tier

29% larger battery capacity

27 W vs 15 W charging · 4,000 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.39″ vs 5.8″ screen

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 205 g vs 150 g

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Where to buy

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 11

Samsung Galaxy S10e

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