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Xiaomi Black Shark 3, Black Shark 3 Pro now official

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Xiaomi recently announced a new gaming smartphone under its sub-brand Black Shark featuring powerful hardware that’s the trademark of the brand.

The Black Shark 3 and Black Shark 3 Pro are now official and offers all the bells and whistles a gaming smartphone should have.

Before we go into the specifications, let’s start with the price. The two handsets are affordable, given the hardware. The Black Shark 3 Pro 8GB + 256GB is priced at CNY 4,699 (around PHP 34,100). It will go on sale in China starting March 17. The Black Shark 3 8GB + 128GB, on the other hand, is a more affordable option with a price of CNY 3,499 (PHP 25,400). This one is coming to China on March 6.

Black Shark 3, Black Shark 3 Pro Now Official

Black Shark 3 Pro

The Black Shark 3 Pro features a massive 7.1 inch quad HD+ AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and a 270Hz touch-sampling rate. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor with an improved double heat-pipe cooling solution. It also comes with either 8GB LPDDR4x RAM or 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, and 256GB of storage.

The handset has a 5,000mAh battery with 65W fast charging that Xiaomi claims can top-up an empty phone to 100% in just 38 minutes. It also has a magnetic charger that snaps on the back that goes up to 18W.

One of the highlights of the Pro model is the pop-up shoulder buttons. These are physical buttons on each corner for games.

Also see: Xiaomi to announce Redmi Note 9 series on March 12

As for the cameras, there are three at the back — a 64MP main, a 13MP wide-angle and a 5MP depth. While for selfies, it has a 20MP front shooter.

Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro specs

  • 7.1-inch Quad HD+ AMOLED Display (3120 x 1440, 483ppi), 90Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+, MEMC 2.0 Display Processor
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G octa-core processor
  • Adreno 650 GPU
  • 8GB RAM
  • 256/512GB UFS 2.0 Storage
  • 64MP f/1.8 + 13MP f/2.25 + 5MP Rear Cameras
  • 20MP Front Camera
  • 5G, 4G LTE, Dual SIM
  • Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS
  • USB Type-C, Headphone Jack
  • Pop-up Trigger Buttons
  • Joy UI 11, Android 10
  • 5,0000mAh Battery, 65W Fast Charger

Xiaomi Black Shark 3

The Black Shark 3 offers pretty much the same specs and design, but does away with the physical trigger buttons. Instead, it has capacitive ones.

The phone also has a “smaller” 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a full HD resolution instead of a quad HD, and a smaller 4,720mAh battery. It does retain the 65W fast charging.

Another difference is the RAM + storage configuration. The Black Shark 3 offers 8GB or 12GB RAM, and 128GB or 256GB storage.

Xiaomi Black Shark 3 specs

  • 6.7-inch Full HD+ AMOLED Display (2400 x 1080, 392ppi), 90Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+, MEMC 2.0 Display Processor
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G octa-core processor
  • Adreno 650 GPU
  • 8GB RAM
  • 128/256GB UFS 2.0 Storage
  • 64MP f/1.8 + 13MP f/2.25 + 5MP Rear Cameras
  • 20MP Front Camera
  • 5G, 4G LTE, Dual SIM
  • Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS
  • USB Type-C, Headphone Jack
  • Joy UI 11, Android 10
  • 4,720mAh Battery, 65W Fast Charger

Bryan is a geek at heart and a tech enthusiast by choice. He has a strong background in corporate communications, marketing services, and customer relations having worked in the telecommunications and banking sectors for over two decades. In his spare time, he enjoys watching clips on YouTube and binge watching shows on Netflix.

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