Black Shark 3 series launched with SDM 865 Chipset and 65W fast charging

2020-03-04 10:00:22

Xiaomi has officially unveiled its new flagship gaming smartphones – Black Shark 3 and Black Shark 3 Pro today. The Black Shark 3 flaunts a 6.67-inch FHD+ 90Hz OLED panel with a 270Hz touch sampling rate. The Black Shark 3 Pro has a slightly larger 7.1-inch QHD+ 90Hz OLED display with the same touch sampling rate. There's a dedicated MEMC chip too. The company claims that the touch latency has been reduced up to 24ms. Both panels are HDR10+ certified as well, so they'll make for quite an interesting gaming experience in supported titles.

Both smartphones have triple camera setup on the back side including 64MP primary lens, 13MP ultra-wide sensor, and 5MP depth sensor. Both phones can be charged at 65W speeds via a proprietary magnetic charging port on the back. The Black Shark 3 packs a 4,720mAh battery while the Pro variant has a 5,000mAh battery. Black Shark claims that it will take no longer 12 minutes to reach 50% capacity, and a full battery in about 38 minutes. Under the hood, Black Shark 3 and Black Shark 3 Pro powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Chipset. The RAM and storage are LPDDR5 and UFS 3.0, respectively.