In January 2022, the official release of the news of The Black Shark said that the Black Shark 5 series mobile phone is about to debut in hardcore, equipped with the new Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, and on February 15, the configuration of the Black Shark 5 series mobile phone has been fully exposed.
Well-known digital blogger @digital small talk station released the news that the Black Shark 5 series mobile phone includes Black Shark 5 and Black Shark 5 Pro two products, of which Black Shark 5 uses a 6.67-inch 2400 * 1080 resolution ultra-high brush AMOLED display, equipped with Snapdragon 870+12GB memory, front 13 million pixel camera, rear 64 million pixel main camera, built-in 4650mAh battery, support dual core 100 watt flash charge, three-dimensional size of 163.83×76.25 × 10.37mm , weighs 223g.
Black Shark 5 Pro will be equipped with a 6.67-inch 2400 * 1080 resolution ultra-high brush AMOLED display, equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen1 + 16GB memory, front 13 million pixel camera, rear 108 million pixel main camera, built-in 4650mAh battery, support dual-core 100-watt flash charge, three-dimensional size of 163.86×76.53 × 9.8mm, weighing 226g.
Previously, 36Kr released news that Tencent intends to acquire the game mobile phone company Black Shark Technology, and after the acquisition, Black Shark as a whole will be merged into the Tencent Group Platform and Content Business Group (PCG) led by Ren Yuxin. "The valuation of Black Shark is 3 billion yuan, and Tencent has cut to about 2.6-2.7 billion yuan," one source said.