Black Shark 3, Black Shark 3 Pro now official

Xiaomi sub-brand Black Shark has announced two new gaming smartphones, the Black Shark 3 and Black Shark 3 Pro. Both devices have a 90HZ AMOLED display, a 270Hz touch-sampling rate, Snapdragon 865 chipset, triple-rear cameras, and an 18W magnetic charging plug.

The two devices also have some differences between them. The vanilla Black Shark 3 comes with a smaller screen with a lower FHD+ resolution, a smaller battery, two storage configurations, and capacitive shoulder buttons. On the other hand, the 3 Pro has a massive display with a higher QHD+ resolution, one storage option, physical pop-up shoulder buttons, and a bigger battery.

Black Shark 3 specs
6.67-inch FHD+ (2400 x 1800) AMOLED display, 90HZ, 270Hz touch-sampling rate, 20:9 aspect ratio
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Adreno 650 GPU
8GB LPDDR4x/12GB LPDDR5 RAM
128GB/256GB storage
64MP + 13MP ultra-wide + 5MP bokeh triple-rear cameras
20MP front camera
Dual nano-SIM
5G, 4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax dual-band
Bluetooth 5.0
GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, A-GPS
Capacitive shoulder buttons
Liquid cooling solution
Front-facing speakers
3.5mm headphone jack
18W magnetic charging plug
USB Type-C
4,720mAh battery with 65W fast-charging support
168.72 x 77.33 x 10.42mm
222g
Lightning Black, Armor Gray, Star Silver

Black Shark 3 Pro specs
7.1-inch QHD+ (3120 x 1440) AMOLED display, 90HZ, 270Hz touch-sampling rate, 19.5:9 aspect ratio
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Adreno 650 GPU
8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM
256GB UFS 3.0 storage
64MP + 13MP ultra-wide + 5MP bokeh triple-rear cameras
20MP front camera
Dual nano-SIM
5G, 4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax dual-band
Bluetooth 5.0
GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, A-GPS
Pop-up shoulder buttons
Liquid cooling solution
Front-facing speakers
3.5mm headphone jack
18W magnetic charging plug
USB Type-C
5,000mAh battery with 65W fast-charging support
177.79 x 83.29 x 10.1mm
253g
Phantom Black, Armor Gray

The Black Shark 3 will go on sale beginning March 3, while the Black Shark 3 Pro can be purchased by March 17, in China. The devices are priced as follows:

• Black Shark 3 (8GB + 128GB) – CNY 3,499PHP 28,205USD 481INR 40,738EUR 458
• Black Shark 3 (12GB + 128GB) – CNY 3,799PHP 30,623USD 522INR 44,231EUR 497
• Black Shark 3 (12GB + 256GB) – CNY 3,999PHP 32,236USD 549INR 46,560EUR 523
• Black Shark 3 Pro (8GB + 256GB) – CNY 4,699PHP 37,878USD 646INR 54,710EUR 615
• Black Shark 3 Pro (12GB + 256GB) – CNY 4,999PHP 40,296USD 687INR 58,202EUR 654
• Black Shark 3 Pro (12GB + 512GB) – CNY 5,399PHP 43,521USD 742INR 62,859EUR 706