Xiaomi gaming phone brand Black Shark is getting set to launch the next-gen model of its extremely popular gaming smartphone – the Black Shark 3 series. The model is expected to come with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 865 chipset and will bring 5G connectivity to the lineup for the first time. The Black Shark models have always been known to be powerful models and the upcoming model won’t be any different. If there is any doubt about that, the AnTuTu benchmark score of the Black Shark 3 Pro has been shared online to put such doubts to rest. 
A screenshot of the total score of the gaming phone was shared by Black Shark’s CEO on his official Weibo page. The device is identified as blackshark SHARK MBU-A0 and going by its GeekBench appearance and 3C certification listing, the device is the high-end Black Shark 3 Pro 5G which will launch alongside the Black Shark 3. The device scored 620952 points which is undoubtedly the highest score recorded so far by any smartphone on the platform. Before now, the iQOO 3 was reputed to have the highest AnTuTu score at 597,583 points with the ASUS ROG Phone 2 trailing at second place with a score of 507,051 points.
It is interesting to note that all three models with such monstrous AnTuTu scores are gaming smartphones. Even though the iQOO 3 and Black Shark 3 series are powered by the same Snapdragon 865 chipset onboard other flagship models like the Galaxy S20, Mi 10 etc, the clocking speed may be considerably higher on the gaming phones. Even at that, the Black Shark 3 Pro’s score is just super amazing.
The flagship gaming phone will be announced on March 3. Already, the Black Shark 3 has been listed for reservation on e-commerce platform Jingdong (JD.com) ahead of its unveiling.
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