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
164th

in Global Ranking

43rd

in Premium Ranking ($600-$800)

Overall Display Score i
95
52
Realme C21
BEST 157
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Sub-scores

Readability i
77
40
Realme C21
BEST 163
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S24+
Color i
93
49
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
BEST 164
Top score
Google Pixel 8 Pro
Video i
101
40
Realme C21
BEST 162
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
Motion i
137
54
Realme C21
BEST 159
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro
Touch i
114
40
Realme C21
BEST 170
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S24+
Artifacts i
118
40
Crosscall Action-X5
BEST 163
Top score
OnePlus Open
Tests

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Black Shark 4S Pro display
149
audio
2022
5th

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 160
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 169

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 158

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

Tests

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Black Shark 4S Pro audio