Upper mid-range · 2022

Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro

Name: Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro
Brand: Xiaomi

Our Take CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Google Pixel 7 Pro

A well-rounded upper mid-ranger with 120W fast charging and an AMOLED screen.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength 120W fast charging, AMOLED screen

6.67″ OLED · 144Hz

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 8 / 128 GB

4650 mAh 120W charging

108 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G 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

What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

960 fps slow motion for action clips

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

Brightness

682 nits

HDR

Supported

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

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

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

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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)

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

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 15 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 · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 220 g vs 167 g

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

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