Yesterday, BlackShark officially announced that the screen repairs for the BlackShark 3 Pro will cost only $62. However, this deal will not be a permanent deal as it will expire on June 18th. Now, the company has announced that the BlackShark 3 series is now receiving the JOYUI 12.5 update. According to BlackShark, the full rollout will be complete by the end of the month. The main aspect of this update is the addition of eight features. These features include
- Brings the 5G SA function
- Supports Shark Sauce
- Adds Smart Cube
- Supports barrage notification 2.0
- Supports tablet mode
- Brand new control mode and auxiliary line function
- New visual upgrades for game space and game assistants
- Support MIUI12.5
The BlackShark 3 series was officially released in March last year. This series is also the world’s first 5G gaming flagship. The Black Shark 3/Pro comes with a 3499/4699 yuan ($547/$734) price tag respectively and both smartphones use Snapdragon 865 SoC. Furthermore, these devices use UFS3.0 flash memory and up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM.
In addition, Black Shark launched Tencent Black Shark 3S in July. This device also comes with the Snapdragon 865 processor. However, this device comes with a 120Hz Samsung AMOLED screen and JOYUI 12 game operating system.
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BlackShark 3 and Shark 3 Pro specifications
- Black Shark 3 – 6.67-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 20:9 90Hz display, 394PPI, HDR 10+, 105% DCI – P3 color gamut, 500 nits brightness, MEMC intelligent motion compensation technology
- Black Shark 3 Pro – 7.1-inch (3120 × 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ 19.5:9 90Hz display, 483PPI, HDR 10+, 97% DCI – P3 color gamut, 500 nits brightness, MEMC intelligent motion compensation technology
- 2.84GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 865 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU
- 8GB / 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB / 256GB (UFS 3.0) internal storage
- Android 10
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 64MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 13MP 120° ultra-wide sensor with f/2.25 sensor, 5MP camera with f/2.2 aperture for portrait shots
- 20MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture
- In display fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Dual 1217 super linear speakers
- Black Shark 3 Dimensions: 168.72×77.33x 10.42mm; Weight: 222g
- Black Shark 3 Pro Dimensions: 177.79× 83.29x 10.1mm; Weight: 253g
- 5G SA / NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ax (2×2 MU-MIMO ), Bluetooth 5, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C
- Black Shark 3 – 4720mAh battery with 65W fast charging
- Black Shark 3 Pro -5000mAh battery with 65W fast charging
BlackShark 3S specifications
- 6.67-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 20:9 120Hz display, 394PPI, HDR 10+, 105% DCI – P3 color gamut, 500 nits brightness, MEMC intelligent motion compensation technology
- 2.84GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 865 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU
- 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB / 256GB / 512GB (UFS 3.1) internal storage
- Android 10 with JoyUI 12
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 64MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 13MP 120° ultra-wide sensor with f/2.25 sensor, 5MP camera with f/2.2 aperture for portrait shots
- 20MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture
- In display fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Dual 1217 super linear speakers
- Dimensions: 168.72×77.33x 10.42mm; Weight: 222g
- 5G SA / NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ax (2×2 MU-MIMO ), Bluetooth 5, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C
- 4720mAh battery with 65W fast charging