Tencent to buy Xiaomi's BlackShark Gaming division for $470M

10 January 2022
A Tencent-made gaming phone could be a big hit in China.

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  • 24 Feb 2023

Who owns the black shake gaming phones brand now tensent or Xiaomi??

    Android.Authority, 11 Jan 2022Clearly you got triggered by me mentioning the existence of... moreAgain why would I need to wait for Apple to make such a product? why can't I simply go out and purchase any of the existing offerings available on the market?

    For your argument to make any sense whatsoever, I would need to be restricted in some way from ever doing this, as no such restrictions exist, we are right back to you failing to make any sense at all, which does seem to be something you are actually an authority on by the way.

      DaFink, 11 Jan 2022Why is it you are always calling those who don't agree... moreClearly you got triggered by me mentioning the existence of gaming gods on Android.
      If you weren't jealous, you wouldn't have bothered replying to my post which was directed towards some other user.
      The grapes are sour... Get well soon!!!
      Don't worry... Apple will give you a dedicated gaming device in year 2035. Until then keep begging like the rest of the iOS users.

        Android.Authority, 11 Jan 2022You just jealous that Apple hasn't launched a gaming d... moreWhy is it you are always calling those who don't agree with you 'jealous', what exactly do you see in your self that others need be jealous of???

        As a consumer I'm free to purchase whatever product is available, at any point I choose so I honestly don't get where any jealously would be coming from.

        No, jealously isn't the correct term I would use whenever I see one of your posts, pity would be more accurate.

          DaFink, 11 Jan 2022'Android has gaming gods'...........🤦‍♂️ Oh m... moreYou just jealous that Apple hasn't launched a gaming dedicated device.
          The existing iPhone has demonstrated itself to be a thermal throttling disaster.
          The grapes are sour for you and Android wins as always!!!!

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            • 11 Jan 2022

            Android.Authority, 11 Jan 2022Android has gaming gods, iOS devices are notorious for bein... moreAndroid has gaming god's, ok now wake up, you have enough of dreaming.

              Android.Authority, 11 Jan 2022Android has gaming gods, iOS devices are notorious for bein... more'Android has gaming gods'...........🤦‍♂️

              Oh my friend, you didn't just drink the kool-aid, you drunk all the kool-aid didn't you.

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                • 11 Jan 2022

                Anonymous, 10 Jan 2022Almost no streamer games without an iOS device, check Faceb... moreThe fact that iphone fans wrote this comment and at same time still using Google service (Google search, Gmail, Gmaps, Youtube, etc.) is just irony.

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                  • 11 Jan 2022

                  DMX, 10 Jan 2022What a challenged comment, is that they can't live wit... moreWell he is also not wrong.

                  Android user are already living in the future even without Apple service. Would you imagine an iphone user living without Google services (Google search, Gmail, Gmaps and Youtube) and only using Apple inferior services??

                    So Xiaomi will stopped BlackShark series? if not, dont rise the price BlackShark is the cheapest gaming phone right now than overpriced ROG.

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                      • 11 Jan 2022

                      Makes sense given how Tencent is heavily involved into mobile gaming. It's just weird what this means for the BlackShark phones tho. I very much doubt MIUI and all the Xiaomi's goodies on OS level will be available to Tencent if they'll be full owners.

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                        • 11 Jan 2022

                        Wonder what the gov would do to this, seems like they ain't a fan of their local companies getting too big.

                          chris1998, 10 Jan 2022It's called a gaming phone for a reason. It's opt... moreYou think being computer savvy is "common sense"?

                          lmao, please look up the definition of words and terms before you decide to use them.

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                            • 11 Jan 2022

                            DMX, 10 Jan 2022For?He probably thinking about China government relations with Tencent

                              Jango5, 11 Jan 2022However there's no need for a gaming phone in smartpho... moreGaming phone is needed today. It has special features like 4 additional gaming buttons/airtrigger. Help a lot in Shooting games, very helpful when doing swift movement simultaneously firing at opponents.
                              The trigger also good on MMORPG games at swapping characters and minimize the chance of wrong swap.
                              Gaming phone also has huge battery that able to support 4-5 hours to running heavy games. Able to be charged at above 30W.

                              Somehow, the last year snapdragon 888 is very hot, but in the gaming phone its still run at constant performance. I use ROG 5 and the fps drop is just a little even the phone is on Fever and at that time im not using Aero Active Cooler.

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                                OhNom, 11 Jan 2022Sure, it works well in both, but after 5m it begins to noti... moreAny with SD865/888 can easily keep 120fps if person plays Call of Duty , Asphalt 9 etc ...

                                  Jango5, 11 Jan 2022However there's no need for a gaming phone in smartpho... moreSure, it works well in both, but after 5m it begins to notice the difference when due to the lack of cooling it drops FPS and begins to accelerate excessively

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                                    • 11 Jan 2022

                                    Android.Authority, 11 Jan 2022Android has gaming gods, iOS devices are notorious for bein... moreI have a Samsung Galaxy Xcover 5 that D'Angelo gave me at work in the terraces but I'm not allowed to game on it - So stupid, I can't bring my iPhone 8 there and use it - yet that Stringer Bell guy thinks he's some legitimate businessman or whatever, using a iPhone XR instead of a LG Rebel 3 or a Samsung Galaxy A01

                                      I hope they gonna change the design of upcoming smartphone . A gaming smartphone with cutout or hole is not a good idea . And what about ui ? Blackshark use miui with coustom launcher i hope they still use miui , becouse miui has lots of feture .

                                        chris1998, 10 Jan 2022It's called a gaming phone for a reason. It's opt... moreHowever there's no need for a gaming phone in smartphone industry today, they all use the same CPUs as the normal flagships, the only thing they get better is the cooling mechanism and the bigger battery. Games run good on both gaming and non gaming flagships, there's no big difference like there is in the pc market.