If the phone is in a cool environment, it can still charge, but it will decrease the charging speed to manage the heat. When it gets unmanageable, the smartphone will stop charging itself. If you ignore the recommendations, your smartphone will last far less time than you want it to. Firstly, the battery will wear out, requiring you to charge it several times a day. Secondly, violating the charging norms will not only wear out the battery, but will also lead to fatal consequences such as battery explosion and complete failure of the Xiaomi Black Shark 4. Previously, the officials already revealed that the device would be equipped with a 4500mAh Battery and 120W Charging.

When he’s not writing, Mair spends most of his time creating music, visiting arcades, and finding out about the ways new tech has changed old media. Plus, as you may remember from my RedMagic 7 review, I declared that I would start to factor in default image watermarking into my phone scores. Black Shark (and by extension, Xiaomi) has tried to call my bluff and the 4 Pro suffers because of it. If you are out and about using your phone a lot, provided you’re near a plug, then you can keep going for as long as you need.

• I didn’t want or need a weird attempt at a dating sim meshed with a virtual assistant, and I’m not sure why Xiaomi thought that this would be a good idea.
• The Flash File will help you Upgrade, Downgrade, or re-install the Stock Firmware (OS) on your Mobile Device.
• Black Shark informed me that there should be no ads in the global ROM and that the teams will work on removing them.
• 4K recording is limited to the stock firmware main camera only;  switching to the ultra-wide lens brings the resolution down to 1080p.

It takes only 5 minutes to charge to 50%, and less than 15 mins to be fully charged. The 120W charger comes in the box with a 6A Type-C fast charging cable, which is also compatible with other Apple and Android devices that support fast charging protocol. Cutting-edge gaming technology company, Black Shark, creates a gaming eco-system based on hardware, software, and services, now mainly carried by smartphones. Black Shark aims to provide an unmatched and unique gaming experience and builds the best gaming world with global gamers.

That’s with heavy social media browsing, an hour or two of YouTube, music streaming, and of course, gaming. With heavy gaming, which you’ll likely do if you’re reading this review, expect to get about three hours of usage before needing to charge up the phone. Smartphone cameras have come a long way over the last decade. More than ever, we rely on these mobile gadgets to capture and relive our best moments, so having a reliable camera system is a must. The Black Shark 4 Pro fields a triple camera setup at the rear, with a 64MP main camera, 8MP ultra-wide, and a 5MP macro. For a majority of your photo and video endeavors, the 64MP main will be your weapon of choice. Clearly, the Black Shark 4 Pro satisfies the pillars of a gaming phone, striking a rich balance of display performance, speed, and power.

We’ve seen this placement before, with phones like the recently reviewed Motorola G Stylus (2022) choosing the physical biometric sensor over the in-display, ultrasonic ones. The benefit of the side-mounted sensor is how easy it is to unlock with your right thumb. But if you’re a left-handed user, you’ll have to stretch your left index finger a little more to get a complete, working scan. Black Shark’s latest entry, as Gen Z would say, is “built different.” The Black Shark 4 Pro looks and feels more like a traditional smartphone than it does a gaming one.