The doom and gloom in tech for 2023 continues as Black Shark, maker of the Black Shark gaming phones and other gaming accessories has fired nearly 90% of its employees since August 2022. Originally employing over 1000 people, Black Shark now has just over 100 at this moment. 

Last month, Black Shark Malaysia launched the Black Shark 5 series with a starting price of RM2299. Here is the unboxing video if you want to know the differences between the vanilla model and the pro variant.

The Black Shark 5 series has landed in Malaysia tonight with two models, Black Shark 5 and 5 Pro. Powered by the up-to-date Qualcomm chipsets, the devices are here to deliver better gaming performance than before. Now, let's look at the tech specs and features they offer!

Last month, some details of the Black Shark 5 popped up on TENAA. It looked like the company would be launching soon, but we didn't see much about it since then. However, teasers with some details on features started popping up this week.

Last month, some specs for the Black Shark 5 series were leaked. We questioned the leak then, as it indicated that the new flagship series might not be much of an upgrade. However, it turns out that these details could be rather inaccurate.

Earlier this week, Black Shark Malaysia confirmed that the Black Shark 4 Pro would be coming next week. Some Black Shark fans might be waiting to get the Black Shark 5 instead, but leaked specs suggest that it might not be good value.

As you may know, there are some companies these days with rather short product lifecycles. That seems to be the case for Black Shark. It's only been a few months since the Black Shark 4 series launched, but another one could already be on its way.