90 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 65BUYING GUIDEPhone is the refresh rate; while the Black Shark is
capped at 60Hz, the Razer Phone can offer double
that, at 120Hz. This means the display can provide
a maximum of 120fps in games, and provides a
smoother, clearer experience both when playing
games and using the phone in general. It’s not a
deal-breaker, but if you’re a hardcore gamer looking
for a gaming laptop-esque experience on mobile,
the lack of an enhanced refresh rate may disappoint.Processor, memory and storage
Beneath the surface, the Xiaomi Black Shark has an
octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor,
comprised of 4x 2.8GHz Kryo 385 Gold cores, along
with 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 385 Silver cores. That’s coupled
with the high-end Adreno 630 GPU which is more
powerful than the Adreno 540 featured in the Razer
Phone, though the amount of RAM depends on the
storage option you go for.
You’ve got the choice of 6GB, which comes with
64GB of storage, or 8GB of RAM with 128GB of
storage. The decision is more important than with
other Android phones as, surprisingly, the Black
Shark doesn’t feature a microSD card slot to expand
storage, so you’re stuck with what you buy.
We’ve reviewed and benchmarked the 6GB/64GB
variant, so be sure to take this into consideration when
taking a look at our benchmark results opposite.
What does this mean, in terms of real-life use?
Essentially, the performance is snappy and the Black
Shark can easily handle the latest games like PUBG
Mobile and Fortnite running on the highest graphics90 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 65BUYING GUIDE
Phone is the refresh rate; while the Black Shark is
capped at 60Hz, the Razer Phone can offer double
that, at 120Hz. This means the display can provide
a maximum of 120fps in games, and provides a
smoother, clearer experience both when playing
gamesandusingthephoneingeneral.It’snota
deal-breaker, but if you’re a hardcore gamer looking
for a gaming laptop-esque experience on mobile,
the lack of an enhanced refresh rate may disappoint.Processor, memory and storage
Beneath the surface, the Xiaomi Black Shark has an
octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor,
comprised of 4x 2.8GHz Kryo 385 Gold cores, along
with 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 385 Silver cores. That’s coupled
with the high-end Adreno 630 GPU which is more
powerful than the Adreno 540 featured in the Razer
Phone, though the amount of RAM depends on the
storage option you go for.
You’ve got the choice of 6GB, which comes with
64GB of storage, or 8GB of RAM with 128GB of
storage. The decision is more important than with
other Android phones as, surprisingly, the Black
Shark doesn’t feature a microSD card slot to expand
storage, so you’re stuck with what you buy.
We’ve reviewed and benchmarked the 6GB/64GB
variant, so be sure to take this into consideration when
taking a look at our benchmark results opposite.
What does this mean, in terms of real-life use?
Essentially, the performance is snappy and the Black
Shark can easily handle the latest games like PUBG
Mobile and Fortnite running on the highest graphics