Lower mid-range · 2018

Xiaomi Black Shark Helo

Name: Xiaomi Black Shark Helo
Brand: Xiaomi

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

A dependable lower mid-ranger with an AMOLED screen — but a smaller battery and slow 18W charging show its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out Smaller battery (4000mAh), 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.01″ AMOLED · 60Hz

Snapdragon 845 6 / 128 GB

4000 mAh 18W charging

20 MP 2 rear · 20 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: optical zoom, RAW

240 fps slow motion for action clips

Cooling hardware helps with sustained gaming performance

Display

6.01″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2160 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.01"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2160 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.8 GHz · Adreno 630

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

433,212

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.8 GHz

GPU

Adreno 630

Process

10 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

4x Kryo 385 2.8 GHz + 4x Kryo 385 1.8 GHz

Camera

12 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

12 MP f/1.8

Telephoto

20 MP f/1.8

Front camera

20 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Sony IMX486 Exmor RS, 1/2.9", 1.25µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 18 W wired

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

Capacity

4000 mAh

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

190 g · 8.7 mm

Height

160.0 mm

Width

75.2 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm

Weight

190 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

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 XS

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

50% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

1080 × 2160 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution

Lower benchmark score

433k vs 691k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

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Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

33% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

AMOLED vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2160 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 190 g vs 163 g

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Where to buy

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Performance

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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