More Black Shark 3 details surface, as CEO also talks Pro model

The upcoming Black Shark 3 is scheduled to go official next week and as the launch date approaches, more of its key features are beginning to surface. It is now confirmed there will be at least two versions as Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said the Black Shark 3 Pro variant will pack a 5,000 mAh battery while the vanilla version will sport a 4,720mAh cell.

Lei Jun Weibo post

Both versions will be able to top up at 65W speeds and according to Jun will be able to charge up the battery to nearly 60% in just 15 minutes. We also got more details on the battery setup which will feature a two cell construction.

Black Shark 3 series charging details

The Black Shark 3 was also teased to come with a new magnetic charging port which will let you charge the phone while gaming through a special connector that attaches to the back of the device. They will still feature regular Type-C port for fast charging, though.

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Both versions of the Black Shark 3 will also come with a 3.5mm headphone jack. The duo was previously confirmed to sport 120Hz refresh rate screens, Snapdragon 865 chipsets and up to 16GB RAM. It’s still unclear what other advantages the Pro version will come with but we’ll surely see more teasers in the days leading up to the March 3 event.

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