Two model numbers of the upcoming Black Shark phone such as KLE-A0 and MBU-A0 were recently spotted on the database of 3C authority in China. The same models recently surfaced on Geekbench and AnTuTu benchmarking platforms. Hence, rumors started swirling that there could be two devices in the Black Shark 3 series. Finally, an official confirmation came from Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun today. He revealed that the company will be announcing Black Shark 3 as well as a Pro model.
While there is no official confirmation yet, it is believed that the KLE-A0 phone is the Black Shark 3 and MBU-A0 is the Black Shark 3 Pro model. The latter was seen on the AnTuTu benchmarks with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of massive storage.
The Black Shark 3 series is all set to go official on March 3. Jun said that the Black Shark 3 Pro will be arriving with a massive battery of 5,000mAh capacity whereas the Black Shark 3 will be equipped with a 4,270mAh battery. Both models will arrive with support for 65W fast charging technology. On the Black Shark 3 handset, the 65W fast charging will allow it to gain 2,780mAh capacity in just 15 minutes. The batteries on both phones will be a two-cell construction.
As confirmed earlier today, apart from the regular way of charging the phone through USB-C, the Black Shark 3 series will feature a special magnetic connector on the rear which will let the user charge the handset while playing games. The Black Shark 3 and Black Shark 3 Pro are both expected to arrive with 3.5mm audio jack.
The Black Shark 3 duo will be coming with 120Hz refresh rate screens that will deliver quad HD+ resolution along with 270Hz touch sampling rate. The Snapdragon 865 mobile platform will be present under the hood of both smartphones. At present, it is unclear what sort of benefits the Pro model will be arriving with. With few more days remaining for the launch event, the Chinese firm is expected to reveal more details on the Black Shark 3 series.
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