Xiaomi Black Shark 3S Announced: SND865+, 120Hz Display, 65W Fast Charging

Karamchand Rameshwar - Aug 10, 2020

The Xiaomi Black Shark 3S gaming smartphone features top-end specs and features that every gamer would want on their smartphones.

Xiaomi has just launched its latest gaming smartphone, called Black Shark 3S. This is the third phone in 2020 developed by Xiaomi in partnership with Tencent Games, after Black Shark 3 and Black Shark 3 Pro.

Xiaomi Black Shark 3s Display — The handset features a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate.

Xiaomi Black Shark 3S: Price & Availability

The device comes in two color options: Skyfall Black and Crystal Blue, with a starting price of 3,999 yuan (around Rs. 43,000) for 12GB RAM + 128GB ROM. Meanwhile, the 256GB ROM and 512GB ROM versions have a retail price of 4,299 yuan (around Rs. 46,000) and 4,799 yuan (around Rs. 51,600), respectively.

Xiaomi Black Shark 3S: Specifications & Features

Black Shark 3S is equipped with Qualcomm's top-end Snapdragon 865+ processor, paired with 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. It owns a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 270Hz touch sampling rate, 17ms touch response speed, delta E <1, JNCD <0.55, HDR10 support, DC Dimming, and blue light filter.

In addition, the phone also has an under-display fingerprint reader for biometric security, as well as Game Engine technology and Tencent SolarCore to give users a better gaming experience.

Xiaomi Black Shark 3s Back — Xiaomi Black Shark 3S has the power of the Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC.

Moving to the back, the gaming handset owns a triple-camera system placed in a triangle module. The rear camera cluster includes a 64MP main sensor, a 13MP ultra wide-angle camera, and a 5MP depth sensor. In addition, it also has a 20MP camera on the front for selfies and video calling.

The Xiaomi gaming smartphone comes with a 4,720mAh battery, which supports 65W fast charging via USB-C port and 18W magnetic charging technology, which allows users to safely play games while charging. The device is pre-installed with Android 10 -based JoyUI 12 interface and features a 3.5mm headphone jack, a liquid cooling system, MEMC 3.0, 3D audio, and many gaming-related features.