It looks like we finally have the price of the gaming phones Black Shark 3 and the Black Shark 3 Pro in the Philippines.
We posted that they were coming in the country soon, and now, the pricing is finally revealed.
The Black Shark 3 Pro is priced at PHP 44,990 for the 12GB + 256GB model. The Black Shark 3, on the other hand, is priced at PHP 29,995 for the 8GB + 128GB model, and PHP 34,995 for the 12GB + 256GB model. You can get the handsets in Authorized Mi Stores starting today, June 27, 2020.
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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.
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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
- Display: 7.1-inch Quad HD+ AMOLED Display (3120 x 1440, 483ppi), 90Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+, MEMC 2.0
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G
- GPU: Adreno 650 GPU
- RAM: 8GB RAM
- Storage: 256/512GB UFS 2.0 Storage
- Rear Cameras: 64MP f/1.8 + 13MP f/2.25 + 5MP Rear Cameras
- Front Camera: 20MP Selfie Camera
- Network: 5G, 4G LTE, Dual SIM
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB Type-C, Headphone Jack
- Others: Pop-up Trigger Buttons
- OS: Joy UI 11, Android 10
- Battery: 5,000mAh 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
- Display: 6.7-inch Full HD+ AMOLED Display (2400 x 1080, 392ppi), 90Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+, MEMC 2.0
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G
- GPU: Adreno 650 GPU
- RAM: 8GB RAM
- Storage: 128GB/256GB UFS 2.0 Storage
- Rear Cameras: 64MP f/1.8 + 13MP f/2.25 + 5MP Rear Cameras
- Front Camera: 20MP Front Camera
- Network: 5G, 4G LTE, Dual SIM
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB Type-C, Headphone Jack
- OS: Joy UI 11, Android 10
- Battery: 4,720mAh Battery, 65W Fast Charger