Poco F3 review
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- 03 Apr 2021
Nightmare101, 03 Apr 2021No 3.5.mm jack, no microSD, no FM radio. are the negatives,... moreTo most people, these features are a big deal breakers. So yeah, they are cons. I personally wouldn't by a phone without 3.5mm jacks.
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- Nightmare101
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- 03 Apr 2021
No 3.5.mm jack, no microSD, no FM radio. are the negatives, are you serious? nearly every phone is missing that for years.
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- Anonymous
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- 03 Apr 2021
"The phone has a metal frame, but you can't see antenna strips because the whole thing was sprayed with some grippy paint."
No GSMArena, The frame is plastic.
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- 03 Apr 2021
Anonymous, 03 Apr 2021I'm kind of amazed that people who consider themselves... moreFlagship chipsets also have the fastest modem. For example SD865 max download speed is 2000Mbps while the 765G is 1200 Mbps. Add to that flagship chipsets are also better for long term use due to new apps being more and more demanding. Not sure why you are complaining having Snapdragon 870 in a relatively cheap phone like the F3. The F3 was designed to be a budget gaming phone after all, so having a powerful chipset is a necessity.
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- 03 Apr 2021
GSM Boy, 03 Apr 2021to tell you honestly, i was about to go to the amoled band ... moreAMOLED can be tuned up to each brand's specifications. Redmi Note 10 Pro for example came out of box in Standard mode, so colour is not popping like the usual Samsung and BBK phones (Samsung phones out of box with Vivid mode as default). All can be changed in the display settings, because not all people like saturated colour. Try the Saturated mode in the Redmi and Poco.
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- 03 Apr 2021
Flo, 02 Apr 2021Users, be careful because there is no dc dimming option on ... moreAdd S21 Ultra and Iphone 12 Pro Max to your list too because they also don't have DC dimming. If $1000+ phones don't have it, what makes you think $200 phones will have?
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- Anonymous
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- 03 Apr 2021
Anonymous, 03 Apr 2021I'm kind of amazed that people who consider themselves... moreThe 800 series has the best GPU which is essential for gaming. Combined with the 1080p 120hz amoled display, gamers will have a very good experience with this phone.
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- 03 Apr 2021
IpsDisplay, 03 Apr 2021They won't listen, because people worship OLED Beca... moreto tell you honestly, i was about to go to the amoled band wagon, when Ive seen a youtube review when they compare the redmi note 10 amoled screen and the Oppo A94, the color seems bland, and that led to my conclusion that not all amoled are created equal, even if the display spec are the same on paper. My friend bought the Mi 10t after it was released and he compared with his old samsung s9, you could not tell the display quality of the two. I think companies , should go either way and improve both technologies.
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- 03 Apr 2021
I've been waiting for this review! My F3 is on its way to my home as we speak and I must say it's all worth it... I couldn't ask for more! I got the 8/256 variant in a discounted launching price. As expected, the camera won't do well (might improved on future updates, who knows?). But I'm not a camera guy, all I care is the latest chipset with 5G support -- it's a future proof phone already! If you're looking for a fancy phone with flagship level camera and chipset, then you're on the wrong page of this site. Go check iPhone 12 pro max and Galaxy s21 instead. LOL
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- 03 Apr 2021
Anonymous, 02 Apr 2021Has any phone ever gotten 5 star rating?The highest review score in gsmarena history is samsung galaxy note 8.
4.8 out of 5
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- 03 Apr 2021
Anonymous, 02 Apr 2021Hahahahahahahahahaha, what a funny comment How is the hard... morehaha, yes, he even commented again that we dont know the difference between a 800 and a 700/600 series. So funny, I would be suprised if he is a 9 year old boy who just started reading Gsm arena ,last week. and think he knows everything that needs to know about phones. I think its cute, there's always a class clown in every comment section.
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- 03 Apr 2021
HollyvierSsjBlue, 02 Apr 2021Yes, it is. I don't understand why the tester says the... moreThe frame is layered. The inner layer is aluminum. When you check any pictures , where the sim card tray is open you can see the metal frame.
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- 03 Apr 2021
Anonymous, 02 Apr 2021That 870 chip does absolutely nothing on this phone as phon... moremobile gamers: Are we a joke to you?
phones with P22 : are we over utilize? haha
cmon bud, reading 1 or 2 articles would make you an expert, bit its good that by your comment , we know you are a total noob.
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- 03 Apr 2021
Anonymous, 03 Apr 2021I'm kind of amazed that people who consider themselves... moreim not sure what your driving out, but if im.going to be offered a honda civic with the engine of a bmw
m3, minus the suspension and price tag, I would take it. Yes, I believe that Soc would be crucial in releasing the full potential of the camera output, but it would be useless if you dont take pictures all day, that the reason why Gsm arena provides a lot of alternatives in this price point.
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- 03 Apr 2021
Flo, 02 Apr 2021Users, be careful because there is no dc dimming option on ... moreThey won't listen, because people worship OLED
Because of this bias virtually no reviewer actually tries to judge each AMOLED panel for it's INDIVIDUAL quality
So they won't ever mention any banding/flickering due to lack of DC dimming or bad rainbowing at an angle
They just say it's automatically great because it's OLED just for namesake again levels of quality is ignored by reviewers once OLED is the conversation
I'd say DXOMARK is the closest to do this with their display reviews
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- Anonymous
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- 03 Apr 2021
I'm kind of amazed that people who consider themselves mobile phone enthusiasts don't know what is the difference between Snapdragon 8 series and 7/6 series and what each soc does and what it doesn't. This phone does not have good enough hardware inside to utilize all the things 870 can do. It might as well have been a SD690 you wouldn't be able to tell the difference because inside of this phone there is nothing that requires heavy lifting starting with cameras and the screen. Whole purpose of 865/888 socs is the camera performance and driving cutting edge displays in high resolution. If you don't have that that's why 7/6 series is for.
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- 03 Apr 2021
Noticed you didnt mention anything about the phone not having DC Dimming, is this a big issue? So far only 1-2 youtube reviews have mentioned this, but everyone is still high AF on this phone, so is it an issue or not?
Already ordered but im having second thoughts as it hasnt been sent (Poco Store Aliexpress).
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- 03 Apr 2021
OnLyPOCOcAnBeaTaPOCO, 02 Apr 2021The mythic Pocophone F1 got FIVE stars... Not my Pocophone F1, just over a year of use and the GPS doesn't work properly. Brought it to Service Center, their analysis is defective motherboard. Which is almost as expensive to replace when buying new ones. Never will I recommend Xiaomi / Pocophone to my friends and family. I'm even discouraging them to buy Xiaomi products.
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- Anonymous
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- 03 Apr 2021
About the Alternative section, Isn't the Mi 11 Lite 50 euro less expensive? Why wrote more expensive?