For the third straight month, a Xiaomi-backed gaming smartphone topped the list of best-performing Android devices on Antutu. Getting an average benchmark score of 288,187, the Xiaomi Black Shark successfully secured its position from May and June.

Actually, not much had changed in July, unlike when you compare the June and July rankings. The handsets that were in the second to sixth spots last month also maintained their respective standings. You’ll still see the OnePlus 6, Xiaomi Mi 8, ASUS ZenFone 5Z, Samsung Galaxy S9+ with Snapdragon 845 processor, and Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact.

SEE ALSO: Xiaomi Black Shark review: Ultimate Android gaming phone

In seventh place was the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S, which used to be the cheapest Snapdragon 845 phone in the Philippines until the arrival of the Xiaomi Mi 8, which is priced as low as P25,990 (roughly $487).

Eighth and ninth spots went to the Sony Xperia XZ2 and LG G7 ThinQ. Last on the list was the Exynos 9810 version of the Galaxy S9+. It was the lone device to use a processor other than Qualcomm’s flagship chipset. Check out the complete list below:

1. Xiaomi Black Shark: 288,187
2. OnePlus 6: 284,830
3. Xiaomi Mi 8: 271,372
4. ASUS ZenFone 5Z: 267,257
5. Samsung Galaxy S9+ (Qualcomm Snapdragon 845): 264,115
6. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact: 261,448
7. Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S: 259,788
8. Sony Xperia XZ2: 255,217
9. LG G7 ThinQ: 254,010
10. Samsung Galaxy S9+ (Samsung Exynos 9810): 247,617

Of the 10, only three of them are not officially available in the Philippines: the Black Shark, the Qualcomm variant of the S9+, and the Xperia XZ2 Compact.

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