Black Shark 4S Pro

Released October 2021

Premium ($600-$800)
Black Shark 4S Pro

Summary

Pros

  • Overall audio playback performance
  • Overall audio recording performance
  • Display smoothness when gaming, scrolling through pictures in the gallery or browsing the web
  • Modest camera abilities for a gaming device

Cons

  • High volume audio playback and recording performance
  • Lack of contrast in HDR10 videos, especially on dark tones
  • Poor stabilization strongly impairs videos

Scores

Display
Audio
95
display
106th

in Global Ranking

32nd

in Premium Ranking ($600-$800)

Overall Display Score i
95
52
Realme C21
BEST 149
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Sub-scores

Readability i
77
40
Realme C21
BEST 160
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Color i
93
49
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
BEST 163
Top score
Sony Xperia 5 IV
Video i
101
40
Realme C21
BEST 162
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
Motion i
137
54
Realme C21
BEST 155
Top score
Huawei P40 Pro
Touch i
114
40
Realme C21
BEST 165
Top score
OnePlus 9
Artifacts i
118
40
Crosscall Action-X5
BEST 149
Top score
LG Wing
Tests

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Black Shark 4S Pro display
149
audio
4th

in Global Ranking

3rd

in Premium Ranking ($600-$800)

Overall Audio Score i
149
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
155
74
Nokia 7.2
BEST 163
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 172

Listening to music

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 161

Watching videos

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 156

Gaming

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

Recording i
138
88
Fairphone 4
BEST 157
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 156

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 156

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

Tests

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Black Shark 4S Pro audio