Older high-end · 2022

Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Google Pixel 7 Pro Camera shares the Xiaomi 11T's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 120W fast charging

Extras Gaming controls, Cooling system

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

6.67″ AMOLED · 144Hz

8 Gen 1 8 / 128 GB

4650 mAh 120W charging

108 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · OLED · 1080 × 2400 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

682 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.0 GHz · Adreno 730

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

Launch class

High-end

AnTuTu

1,057,100

v10

GeekBench

3,665

Graphics test

GFXBench 82 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.0 GHz

GPU

Adreno 730

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x3.0GHz Cortex X2 + 3x2.5GHz Cortex A710 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 12, Joy UI 13 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely 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 12, Joy UI 13

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

108 MP f/1.8 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

108 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.4

Telephoto

5 MP f/2.4

Front camera

16 MP

Main sensor

Samsung S5KHM2, 1/1.52", 0.7µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi 11T , Honor 50

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4650 mAh · 120 W wired

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

Capacity

4650 mAh

Lab endurance

83:00h

Wired charging

120 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.0 LUFS) · Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.0 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB · 16/512GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

Video out

Video output

Screen out

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28a

5G n1, n3, n8, n28a, n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

220 g · 9.5 mm

Height

163.9 mm

Width

76.5 mm

Thickness

9.5 mm

Weight

220 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (China only)

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

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 14

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

42% larger battery capacity

120 W vs 18 W charging · 4,650 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

1.1M vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 220 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

26% larger battery capacity

120 W vs 25 W charging · 4,650 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · Telephoto vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 220 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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