Black Shark 3's Magnetic Charging Revealed in Official Promo

// Update ane (28/02/2020 3:23 pm) Mechanical trigger buttons confirmed

Xiaomi'southward Black Shark 3 is all set to be unveiled on March 3, and a prototype of the device has at present shown upwards on the AnTuTu benchmark, seemingly revealing at least some of its cardinal tech specs. According to the listing, the device will come with the Snapdragon 865 SoC, 12GB of RAM, 512GB of internal storage and a high-res display with 3120×1440 pixel resolution. Listed as 'blackshark MBU-A0', the device volition also ship with Android 10 out-of-the-box.

[UPDATE: Mechanical Triggers] Black Shark 3 to Have Magnetic Charging, Reveals Official Promo

In improver, Xiaomi founder and CEO, Lei Jun, has likewise started teasing the Blackness Shark 3 on Weibo, releasing a 6-second promo video that gives us a glimpse at the upcoming device. He as well revealed that the phone will accept a USB-C port and a 3.5mm audio slot. While the quondam is expected as a standard feature for smartphones circa 2020, the latter is a bit of a surprise, given that the Black Shark ii and Black Shark ii Pro from concluding year did non accept the iii.5mm socket.

The most noteworthy characteristic, notwithstanding, is a magnetic charging connector, which will manifestly assist gamers accuse the phone easily while playing. As pointed out by GizmoChina, the applied science seems like to the Vivo Noon 2019 concept phone that came with a port-less pattern and a like magnetic charging feature. The Black Shark 3 also comes with a 'Tencent Games' branding on the back, which is likely the event of a Black Shark-Tencent tie-up announced last month.

It's worth noting here that another Black Shark 3 listing on AnTuTu earlier this week revealed that the device might be one of the nigh powerful smartphones ever, having racked-up a massive 620,952 points on the benchmarking platform. The score is believed to exist the highest-ever on AnTuTu, breaking the record thus far held by the Realme X50 Pro, which managed to score 605,327 earlier this twelvemonth.

Update ane (28/02/2020 three:23 pm)

In an official Weibo postal service, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun revealed that Blackness Shark 3 volition come up equipped with mechanical trigger buttons on the correct border. Unlike the bear on-mode trigger buttons that offer haptic feedback, the mechanical buttons should feel more natural and intuitive, specially while playing a shooter game like PUBG Mobile.

You lot tin can take a wait at the mechanical triggers in the renders below: