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DisplayThe Black Shark 4S Pro was released in mid-October 2021, with the “plus” version of the Snapdragon 888 chipset. In this short review, we compare its results in our comprehensive audio protocol tests with that of the Black Shark 4 Pro, released in March 2021.
Audio specifications include:
- Fully symmetrical dual loudspeakers (top front-firing and bottom side-firing)
- Three microphones with noise cancellation
- Headphone jack output
- Featuring DTS, AAC and Cirrus Logic components
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ 5G chipset
About DXOMARK Audio tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone audio reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests and undertake more than 20 hours of perceptual evaluation under controlled lab conditions. This article highlights the most important results of our testing. Note that we evaluate both Playback and Recording using only the device’s built-in hardware and default apps. (For more details about our Playback protocol, click here; for more details about our Recording protocol, click here.)
Test summary
Scoring
Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.
Black Shark 4S Pro
149
audio
Please be aware that beyond this point, we have not modified the initial test results. While data and products remain fully comparable, you might encounter mentions and references to the previous scores.
Position in Global Ranking
4th
4th
1. Black Shark 5 Pro
161
2. Asus ROG Phone 6
155
3. Asus ROG Phone 5
151
4. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders
149
4. Black Shark 4S Pro
149
4. Black Shark 4 Pro
149
4. Honor Magic3 Pro+
149
8. Xiaomi Mi 10 S
147
9. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
144
10. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
142
10. Apple iPhone 14 Pro
142
12. Apple iPhone 14 Plus
141
12. Apple iPhone 14
141
14. Apple iPhone 12
140
14. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
140
16. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
139
16. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
139
16. Apple iPhone 12 mini
139
19. Apple iPhone 13
138
19. Asus ROG Phone 3
138
19. Google Pixel 6 Pro
138
22. Apple iPhone 13 mini
137
22. Google Pixel 7 Pro
137
22. Google Pixel 6
137
22. Honor Magic4 Pro
137
26. Google Pixel 6a
135
27. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
134
28. Huawei Mate 20 X
133
28. Lenovo Legion Y90
133
28. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
133
28. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
133
32. Apple iPhone XS Max
131
32. Oppo Find X2 Pro
131
34. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
130
35. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
129
35. Xiaomi 12S Ultra
129
35. Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
38. Oppo Find X5 Pro
128
38. POCO F4 GT
128
38. Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming
128
38. Xiaomi 11T Pro
128
42. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
127
42. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
127
42. Xiaomi 12T Pro
127
45. Apple iPhone 11
126
45. OnePlus 10T 5G
126
45. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
126
45. Xiaomi 12T
126
45. Xiaomi 11T
126
50. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
125
50. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
125
50. Vivo X80 Pro (Mediatek)
125
53. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro
124
54. Google Pixel 7
123
54. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G
123
56. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
122
56. Apple iPhone SE
122
56. Xiaomi 12
122
59. OnePlus 9 Pro
121
59. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
121
59. Sony Xperia 1 IV
121
62. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
120
62. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
120
62. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
120
65. Asus ROG Phone 2
119
65. Huawei P50 Pro
119
65. OnePlus 9
119
65. OnePlus 8
119
65. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming
119
65. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
119
71. Realme GT Neo 3
118
71. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
118
71. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
118
71. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
118
71. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
118
71. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
118
77. Asus Zenfone 8
117
77. Google Pixel 4
117
77. OnePlus 10 Pro
117
77. OnePlus 8 Pro
117
77. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
117
82. Motorola Edge+
116
82. Realme GT Neo 2 5G
116
82. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
116
82. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
116
82. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro+
116
82. Xiaomi Mi 11
116
88. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
115
88. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
115
88. Xiaomi Mi 11i
115
91. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
114
91. Vivo iQOO 7 Legend
114
93. Google Pixel 5
113
93. LG V60 ThinQ 5G
113
93. OnePlus 7 Pro
113
93. Samsung Galaxy S20+
113
93. Samsung Galaxy S10+
113
93. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)
113
93. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (Exynos)
113
93. Sony Xperia 1 III
113
101. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
112
101. Nubia Red Magic 5S
112
101. Realme GT 5G
112
104. Oppo Find X3 Pro
110
105. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G
109
105. Oppo Find X5
109
105. POCO X3 NFC
109
105. Realme GT 2 Pro
109
105. Vivo X70 Pro+
109
105. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra
109
111. Huawei Mate 30 Pro
108
111. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
108
111. Oppo Find X3 Neo
108
111. Realme X2 Pro
108
115. Nothing Phone(1)
106
116. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro
105
116. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
105
118. Honor V30 Pro
104
118. Oppo Reno8 5G
104
118. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G
104
121. Black Shark 3 Pro
103
121. Oppo Find X5 Lite
103
121. Sony Xperia 1 II
103
124. Huawei P40 Pro
102
124. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
102
124. Oppo Reno6 5G
102
127. Motorola Razr
101
128. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition
97
129. Black Shark 2 Pro
96
129. Honor 20 Pro
96
129. Oppo Find X3 Lite
96
129. Vivo X51 5G
96
133. LG G8 ThinQ
95
134. Nubia Red Magic 3S
94
135. Fairphone 4
93
135. Sony Xperia 1
93
135. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)
93
138. Vivo X60 Pro+
91
139. Nokia 7.2
87
140. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
86
Position in Premium Ranking
3rd
3rd
1. Black Shark 5 Pro
161
2. Asus ROG Phone 5
151
3. Black Shark 4S Pro
149
3. Black Shark 4 Pro
149
5. Apple iPhone 14
141
6. Apple iPhone 12
140
7. Apple iPhone 12 mini
139
8. Apple iPhone 13
138
9. Apple iPhone 13 mini
137
10. Lenovo Legion Y90
133
11. Xiaomi 11T Pro
128
12. Xiaomi 12T Pro
127
13. Apple iPhone 11
126
13. OnePlus 10T 5G
126
15. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro
124
16. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G
123
17. Xiaomi 12
122
18. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
120
18. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
120
20. OnePlus 9
119
20. OnePlus 8
119
22. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
118
22. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
118
22. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
118
25. Asus Zenfone 8
117
25. Google Pixel 4
117
25. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
117
28. Xiaomi Mi 11
116
29. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
115
29. Xiaomi Mi 11i
115
31. Google Pixel 5
113
31. LG V60 ThinQ 5G
113
31. OnePlus 7 Pro
113
34. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
112
35. Realme GT 2 Pro
109
35. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra
109
37. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
108
37. Oppo Find X3 Neo
108
39. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
105
40. Honor V30 Pro
104
40. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G
104
42. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
102
43. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition
97
44. Vivo X51 5G
96
45. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)
93
46. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
86
Playback
Pros
- Best-in-class timbre performance, very pleasant flat tonal balance and impressive low-end rendering
- Very good spatial performance, great wideness in landscape mode, realistic distance and great localizability
- Excellent dynamics performance, impressive punch, and almost perfectly preserved attack
- Great volume performance
Cons
- Slight hissing noticed on specific tracks as well as some bass distortion at loud volumes
- Some bass distortions and resonances at maximum volume
Recording
Pros
- Great timbre performance, natural tonal balance and good extensions
- Great spatial performance, very wide audio scene in landscape mode, and good localizability and distance
- Good, very natural background rendering
Cons
- Poor artifacts performance, especially in a high SPL scenario: systematic clipping severely impairs other attributes, and compression issues induce variations in loudness.
- Maximum recording level without distortion is poor compared to other tested devices.
- Middling dynamics performance, as dark tonal balance tends to increase background noise, especially in an urban scenario.
- Narrow audio scene in selfie videos
Given the identical results, we are posting only this short article on the Black Shark 4S Pro. For the full set of measurements and the complete analysis, please click on the link below and read the full review of the Black Shark 4 Pro.
Go to the audio review of the Black Shark 4 Pro.
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