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Xiaomi launches Black Shark gaming smartphone

03:06 PM | 16 Apr, 2018
Xiaomi launches Black Shark gaming smartphone
BEIJING – Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has launched its first gaming smartphone Black Shark with customized hardware to bring out the best gaming performance out of a handset.

Black Shark features a 5.99-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD with 18:9 aspect ratio and 2160×1080 (FHD+) resolution. The display supports with DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut that goes up to 97 percent and brightness up to 550 nits.



The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) processor and Andreno 630 GPU. For optimal performance, the company equipped the phone with a multi-stage integrated liquid cooling system that brings the CPU temperature 8° C down and to enhance the gaming experience there is a dual-speaker setup coupled with a high-quality microphone.



Xiaomi Black Shark comes in two storage variants, 6GB RAM + 64GB internal storage and 8GB RAM + 128GB storage.

For imaging, there are dual camera setup 12 MP f/1.75 + 20 MP f/1.75 with 6P lens and a dual-LED flash with pixel size of 1.25 µm and 1 µm pixels on the back side of the phone. The selfie camera has an identical 20MP sensor but the slower f/2.2 lens.

The body of the phone is in an X-shape for a better grip, and the frame is also utilized as an antenna and users can attach a Black Shark Gamepad.



The phone has Android Oreo, topped with JOY UI, which is a custom launcher that shares some of its apps with Xiaomi's MIUI.

Furthermore, the phone comes with a powerful battery of 4,000 mAh.

The writer is a member of the staff. He can be accessed on Twitter @iamnozair

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Pakistani rupee rate against US Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal - Check 20 April forex rates

Pakistani currency remains marginally same against US Dollar and other currencies on April 20, 2024. US dollar was being quoted at 277.5 for buying and 280.5 for selling.

Euro comes down to 293 for buying and 296 for selling while British Pound stands at 342.25 for buying, and 345.65 for selling.

UAE Dirham AED was at 75.25 and Saudi Riyal's new rates was at 73.30. 

Today’s currency exchange rates in Pakistan - 20 April 2024

Source: Forex Association of Pakistan. (last update 09:00 AM)
Currency Symbol Buying Selling
US Dollar USD 277.5 280.5
Euro EUR 293 296
UK Pound Sterling GBP 342.5 346
U.A.E Dirham AED 75.2 75.9
Saudi Riyal SAR 73.3 74.05
Australian Dollar AUD 181 182.8
Bahrain Dinar BHD 740.55 748.55
Canadian Dollar CAD 201 203
China Yuan CNY 38.47 38.87
Danish Krone DKK 39.78 40.18
Hong Kong Dollar HKD 35.53 35.88
Indian Rupee INR 3.33 3.44
Japanese Yen JPY 1.86 1.94
Kuwaiti Dinar KWD 903.11 912.11
Malaysian Ringgit MYR 58.08 58.68
New Zealand Dollar NZD 164.22 166.22
Norwegians Krone NOK 25.61 25.91
Omani Riyal OMR 723.2 731.2
Qatari Riyal QAR 76.45 77.15
Singapore Dollar SGD 204.5 206.5
Swedish Korona SEK 25.31 25.61
Swiss Franc CHF 305.47 307.97
Thai Bhat THB 7.56 7.71

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