Poco X3 NFC review

15 September 2020


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I think that if this had a Snapdragon 865 it would have made a great and authentic Poco F2 (not the rebranded k30 they gave us) as it would have followed the formula of the F1 more closely.

Also the ghosting and camera issues mentioned here are a bit of a bummer to hear about.

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    • Anonymous
    • Tui
    • 16 Sep 2020

    Livius, 15 Sep 2020Glad I canceled my preorder. Thanks for the review guys.why ? its the best midrange phone performer for the price ??

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      • Anonymous
      • MFI
      • 15 Sep 2020

      Anders, 15 Sep 2020It's that exact reason why I would never spend more th... moreMi 10 Pro and Note 8 Pro is different league. Especially display. Can't be compared at all.

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        • Anonymous
        • pmm
        • 15 Sep 2020

        Battery test was on 60Hz or 120Hz?
        Very important...

          What, 15 Sep 2020Exactly. My note 8 pro display has inconsistent back lighti... moreIt's that exact reason why I would never spend more than €250 on a Xiaomi phone. I really don't know how people can defend the €900 price tag of the Mi 10 Pro.
          Very high price for very low quality components. If Xiaomi can cut a corner, they will. It seems especially with displays.
          And like I said I'm not an LCD hater either, there are some really good ones out there. It's just Xiaomi using terrible ones

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            • Anonymous
            • pmm
            • 15 Sep 2020

            Livius, 15 Sep 2020Glad I canceled my preorder. Thanks for the review guys.lol, why? the review is very good on this phone

              TechEnthusiast, 15 Sep 2020I dont understand how it only got 4 stars when there are on... moreIt's not about the amount of negative points but it's about how those negative points effect the end user experience.

                Between releasing a poco flagship with 60hz display and an entry level phone with 120hz display, I gotta say that xiaomi don't know how to build properly spec'd poco phone

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 15 Sep 2020

                  Flashash, 15 Sep 2020Still scope of improvement - move 3.5 jack on top.. - ... moreWhy? To see the cable instead of screen?

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                    • 15 Sep 2020

                    Anonymous, 15 Sep 2020Bizarre namePoco? X3? or the 'NFC' part? ;)

                      Glad I canceled my preorder. Thanks for the review guys.

                        What's the point of having 120Hz screen when display is ghosting and smearing when used in 120Hz?! Xiaomi really messed up with this.

                          Grass rendering like fuzzy logic. Closer to abstract painting than real photo though.

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                            • 15 Sep 2020

                            Endurance rating is 125 hours in 120hz refresh rate, 90hz refresh rate or 60hz refresh rate ?

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                              • r3a
                              • 15 Sep 2020

                              Anders, 15 Sep 2020So it's got a 120hz display but because they used a lo... moreExactly. My note 8 pro display has inconsistent back lighting. As a matter of fact every xiaomi phone i've ever used has screen issues.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • MFI
                                • 15 Sep 2020

                                Almost good. BUT I'm scared of ghosts. Ghosts in a phone? Nah not appealing :/
                                Now seriously, this only is something I do mind about the phone and potentially breaks a deal for me.

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                                  • 15 Sep 2020

                                  Rippy, 15 Sep 2020gotta say that camera arrangement cosmetically, looks awful.Who cares.
                                  How many time do you look at the back of your phone anyway?

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                                    • j2w
                                    • 15 Sep 2020

                                    gotta say that camera arrangement cosmetically, looks awful.

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                                      • Flashash
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                                      • 15 Sep 2020

                                      Still scope of improvement

                                      - move 3.5 jack on top..
                                      - move Charing pin on the side somewhereso that we can keep the phone vertical at rest while charging...

                                        So it's got a 120hz display but because they used a low quality LCD the pixels can't keep up. What is it with Xiaomi and using really poor quality displays? It's not because it's LCD, Realme, Asus, Sony and others all have LCD displays in their lineup and don't have the problems Xiaomi do with ghosting and inconsistent colour, especially around the chin and cutouts 🤦🤦