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settings with no hint of lag. That high-level of
performance isn’t unique to games either; it’s system-
wide, with everything from taking snaps on the camera
to browsing on Google Chrome being almost-instant.
The Black Shark sports a dedicated ‘Shark Mode’
that offers a console-esque experience, allowing
you to browse through your collection of Android
games via a custom interface, along with blocking any
incoming calls and notifications and freeing up RAM.
We thought that clearing the RAM may improve
performance, but it didn’t seem to be the case
– according to our benchmark results anyway. We
ran GFXBench tests both in standard and Shark
mode, and got identical results from each.
We’ve included full benchmark results below, along
with comparisons to other smartphones. The headline
Geekbench 4
ISSUE 65 • ANDROID ADVISOR 91
BUYING GUIDE
settings with no hint of lag. That high-level of
performance isn’t unique to games either; it’s system-
wide, with everything from taking snaps on the camera
to browsing on Google Chrome being almost-instant.
The Black Shark sports a dedicated ‘Shark Mode’
that offers a console-esque experience, allowing
you to browse through your collection of Android
games via a custom interface, along with blocking any
incoming calls and notifications and freeing up RAM.
We thought that clearing the RAM may improve
performance, but it didn’t seem to be the case
– according to our benchmark results anyway. We
ran GFXBench tests both in standard and Shark
mode, and got identical results from each.
We’ve included full benchmark results below, along
with comparisons to other smartphones. The headline
Geekbench 4