- // Update 1 (28/02/2020 3:23 pm)
- Mechanical trigger buttons confirmed
Xiaomi’s Black Shark 3 is all set to be unveiled on March 3, and a prototype of the device has now shown up on the AnTuTu benchmark, seemingly revealing at least some of its key 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 will also ship with Android 10 out-of-the-box.
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 most powerful smartphones ever, having racked-up a massive 620,952 points on the benchmarking platform. The score is believed to be the highest-ever on AnTuTu, breaking the record thus far held by the Realme X50 Pro, which managed to score 605,327 earlier this year.
Update 1 (28/02/2020 3:23 pm)
In an official Weibo post, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun revealed that Black Shark 3 will come equipped with mechanical trigger buttons on the right edge. Unlike the touch-style trigger buttons that offer haptic feedback, the mechanical buttons should feel more natural and intuitive, especially while playing a shooter game like PUBG Mobile.
You can take a look at the mechanical triggers in the renders below:
