Poco X3 Pro review

22 March 2021


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  • 23 Mar 2021

"A good gaming-oriented alternative is the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G - it costs as much as the Poco X3 Pro. It packs an HD 60Hz OLED and runs on the powerful Snapdragon 750G 5G chipset. Its quad-camera is quite capable, while the battery endurance is simply remarkable. We know this Samsung cannot match the 120Hz 1080p screen, but it can offer 5G and even more battery life while keeping the gaming performance on a similarly high note."

Please correct this. This is a mythical statement, there is no such handset from Samsung at that price point.

    Anonymous, 23 Mar 2021Dark screen, abysmal speakers, nothing special about camera... moreWith w cheap price, reasonable I think
    Poco focus on performance, rather on all around balanced specs but comes with higher price tag

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      • Anonymous
      • 7Xd
      • 23 Mar 2021

      Video playback is shockingly low. I was expecting something north of 14 hrs.

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        • MrDong
        • xZI
        • 23 Mar 2021

        I don’t get why it is a downgrade from the standard X3 but the performance. The camera is just 48MP with a lower grade sensor and the back is plastic. Yes the performance is really good for the price point (seen a YT review) but Xiaomi’s naming convention is really nuts. The ads are there to stay even if you can partially disable them.

          Anders, 22 Mar 2021If this had been Exactly the same as the X3 NFC but with th... moreCant you watch YT 1080x60 on 4G seamlessly? I can.
          Im not saying 5g is useless but there are others who finds 4g enough for their use.

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            • Anonymous
            • PIu
            • 23 Mar 2021

            Kemizee, 23 Mar 2021Let's be honest, the only area this beats the Poco X3 ... moreflagship soc consume more power than midrange
            ...even toddler also know that..

              [deleted post]LOL

                Let's be honest, the only area this beats the Poco X3 NFC is chipset. The X3 NFC is better in battery endurance, speaker, camera and what have you.

                Out of curiosity, please can anyone explain to me in layman terms why flagship processors usually have mediocre battery life compared to midrangers even tho battery size is the same? I thought flagship processors are supposed to be more energy efficient or am I missing something?

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                  • Pocopho F1 user here
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                  • 23 Mar 2021

                  Anders, 22 Mar 2021If this had been Exactly the same as the X3 NFC but with th... moreYour opinion has been trashed successfully.

                  About this phone , it can be a good phone for people who want to experhigh performance without spending high$$$

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 0BG
                    • 23 Mar 2021

                    Dark screen, abysmal speakers, nothing special about cameras. Another phone that is only good in terms of cpu/gpu benchmarks. Exception is battery life which is also good.
                    Everything else is mediocre.

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                      • pmH
                      • 23 Mar 2021

                      No, no and no.

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                        • K6j
                        • 23 Mar 2021

                        Finally. A successor to the F1. The F1 was a masterstroke with supply chain logistics. Somebody at Xiaomi worked out a deal to unload QC of their 845s when the 855 was just around the corner. And the reason we never got an F2 was because the nature of the 8xx changed. Of course 855 came out, and they could have gotten the 855 for cheap when the 865 was launched. But for some reason, they couldn't And after that an 8xx became all about 5G, discrete modems, entirely different construction and architecture.

                        It seems now that same person at Xiaomi has managed to convince QC to dust out their old dyes, and tweak the 855+ just for them so that they can redo what the F1 did. And well, they have. Perhaps in a couple of years, or three, they'd do something similar with the 888 when 5G becomes more the norm.

                        Sure, the X3 Pro has its flaws. They could have used a better screen, provided proper dual sim support, and horned in the 6000mah from the non-NFC X3. But overall, you can't fault the set up for the price. I'd call this the real successor the F1. Even the F3 with its higher price and without an mSD card isn't really a Poco. Perhaps the X3 Pro is the kind of devices, Xiaomi should be bringing out under the Poco brand rather than all those Ms, Cs and what not.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • XND
                          • 23 Mar 2021

                          A real pocophone f1 successor

                            give it like a month, then everyone will forget about its existence... great phone btw

                            but i would still pick a OP7 pro over this. better in every aspect (well almost)

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                              • Anonymous
                              • tPG
                              • 23 Mar 2021

                              finally a flagship specs with big battery, card slot and 3.5 jack!
                              could be the best selling smartphone ever in 2021!

                                And some people here still wonder why People buy Android phones below 400$.
                                Why wouldn't they?? A sub 300$ device is getting the job done.

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                                  • 23 Mar 2021

                                  This is already sold out in our country. LOL! Can't wait to try this! I still have the Poco X3 NFC and it's already a beast! What's more if you have the Pro, right?

                                    Anonne, 23 Mar 2021I'm curious which one will be the mid-range king of th... moreAFAIK the reasons why manufacturers would add such large sensors is to increase detail for a smaller image output, you know things like quad bayer and nonacell, and maybe help improving low-light performance. Though large pixel 12MP sensors like those of google, apple, and samsung can actually do more or less the same job. Perhaps the huge megapixel sensors are easier to manufacture, coz with all the pixel binning they don't really need much good yield? I have no idea.

                                    That, and things like 108MP and "64MP quad camera" sounds really marketable.

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                                      • Miguel Angelo
                                      • 7X3
                                      • 23 Mar 2021

                                      Only problem with the new smartphones in Xiaomi is the size too big for the hands to hold nice too bad

                                        It's kinda hard to justify why would they downgrade the cameras tho. I don't think going down from 64+13 to 48+8 would really shave that much from the production cost. Adding a few dozens of euros for that and then some won't really reduce its value.

                                        Though be glad that xiaomi's been giving us great options on the cheap. You want a great screen and camera? Get the redmi note 10 pro. You want a jack-of-all trades phone for a bargain price? Get the X3 nfc. You want a flagship level performance? Get this one. You want 5G? They got a whole slew of lites and redmi 5Gs that gives me headaches. You want them all? Get something like a k40 or mi 10t, or a proper flagship like mi 11, cause you can't really have your cake and eat it too.

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