Poco F3 long-term review

16 November 2021


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  • Anonymous
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  • 18 Nov 2021

Anonymous, 18 Nov 2021Oh honey lol. Keep telling yourself that Xiaomi "reva... moreYou need to look at the display resolution too. Redmi 9 has a 1080p display, while the Realme 7i has a 720p display. Things feel smoother because 720p is lower load on the chipset.

By the way, how long you used the Realme? From my experience with a Realme 6 for 6 months, it is only smooth when new. After installing some apps and getting a few software updates, my Realme 6 started to stutter often in the UI and gets quite hot even when browsing on Chrome. The worst is standby battery drain became very bad in the 6 months.

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    • Anonymous
    • iA4
    • 18 Nov 2021

    Android.Authority, 17 Nov 2021"I don't hate Xiaomi, I actually applaud them BUT... moreOh honey lol.
    Keep telling yourself that Xiaomi "revamped" MIUI, because the truth is hard to handle.
    By applaud, I meant I'm amazed by their price/performance ratio and their general quality is truly outstanding.
    Take this for example.
    My brother's Redmi 9 (global) is powered by a lower end but still decent Helio G80.
    My dad's Motorola is powered by the Unisoc T700, which is basically a G80 clone, but with 0.2 lower clock rate.
    Now, try to guess, which one runs SmOoTher?
    It's easy to say how you don't have any slowdowns (a 888 phone) versus their actual budget offerings.
    My previous Realme 7i (EU global) was supeeer smooth and that one has the G85.
    If they fix their software aka rebuild it from scratch, then I'll consider one of their phones.
    Until then, I'm going with BBK or Motorola.

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      • Daniel
      • R04
      • 18 Nov 2021

      About the camera, the Mi 11i is the exact same phone but with a Snapdragon 888 and a 108 megapixel camera. I only have the Poco F3 myself, so I can't speak to the 11i's camera quality (same exact housing and aperture size though I believe), but it might be worth taking a look (pretty big "might" though).

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        • PennyNotWise
        • uC3
        • 17 Nov 2021

        Hey look. It's my phone own review and whatever been highlighted here is so true. As for the camera, I just switched on AI mode and it looks much, much better than Auto mode.

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          • Anonymous
          • ajZ
          • 17 Nov 2021

          Anonymous, 17 Nov 2021The worst phone ever! You can't make a single call and... moreThere's NO proximity sensor, and that's the problem.

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            • Anonymous
            • ajZ
            • 17 Nov 2021

            aReefer, 17 Nov 2021I use GCAM 8.1 version. There is a slight improvement, b... moreI get much more detail and a lot better with handling the highlights.
            Videos I find to be better on the native app.

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              • Anonymous
              • ajZ
              • 17 Nov 2021

              Anonymous, 17 Nov 2021I am happy with my f3, but for some reason the gps really i... moreMaybe is the app's problem. Maps, Waze and petal maps, all are working just fine on mine.
              Try to force an update or reinstall the app that you are using.

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                • Anonymous
                • SHi
                • 17 Nov 2021

                I think headphone conector is bad, makes terible noise when conect speaker.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • nyx
                  • 17 Nov 2021

                  I finally upgraded my redmi note 5 pro to this Poco after years and the redmi is still going strong. I'm so impressed with Xiaomi, they make durable, fast phones at a fraction of the price. My 2 Xperia S, 1 Z1, and 2 Z3s all failed miserably.. from being broken out of the box to failing in a short time and the cameras were nowhere near as good as advertised. I'm surprised Sony is still going to be honest they make such crap phones that can't last 6 months and skimp on everything considering the price tag. Not Xiaomi! I'm a loyal convert now.

                    Anonymous, 17 Nov 2021Hunty, who said anything about Chinese brands being "i... more"I don't hate Xiaomi, I actually applaud them BUT their software is still terrible."

                    Maybe it's your particular Xiaomi device that is terrible because of new miui 12.5 update.
                    My mi 11 Ultra is running super smooth.

                    "If BBK/Oppo managed to completely revamp ColorOS, then so can Xiaomi."

                    xioami already revamped miui and its no longer the miui from 3-4 yrs back. This site and several others are testimony to the same.
                    When was the last time you used miui and on which device?? Coz you clearly repeating the things about Miui from 3-4yrs back.

                      Anonymous, 17 Nov 2021Hunty, who said anything about Chinese brands being "i... moreFirst of all, I didnt even reply to you...
                      I just pointed out the general hatred directed towards Chinese brands on this site.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • xhm
                        • 17 Nov 2021

                        alfamus, 16 Nov 2021yeah i bought this phone after using k20 for 2 years and ve... moreSame With me,i have mi 9t for over2 years & last week i'm buying this poco f3 and very satisfy to choose this phone better than poco x3 gt

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                          • nyH
                          • 17 Nov 2021

                          Using this mobile for a few months now and it's more than I've expected. It is really 'everything I need and nothing I don't need'. It's fast, screen is big and beautiful due to 120Hz rr, 256 GB storage is more than I need, battery lasts through whole day. 5G net is unreal too. And all that for under 400€. Smartphone of the year! :0)

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                            • YUU
                            • 17 Nov 2021

                            Reading this on my poco f3!
                            The gaming is superb with this phone

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                              • Anonymous
                              • nxS
                              • 17 Nov 2021

                              Great review, in general I love the phone, charges quick and is snappy. For me the camera is a big upgrade for from my old Lenovo P2, so I have know issues with that. It is a great small tablet, the big but is the proximity sensor or rather the lack of it which makes the phone very annoying as a phone. I have had the phone just under 2 months and I have muted countless calls with my ear and managed to navigate to all sorts of random places. Adjusting your grip works a bit but prop the phone between ear and shoulder and you will get problems. I believe a lot of the new Xiaomi phones have a his issue

                                UsmanHSh, 17 Nov 2021Commenting this from my Poco X3 NFC on which i have used me... moreThe miui 12.5 update did cause lot of bugs on some devices like poco f3, Redmi Note 10 Pro, etc. But this has happened to all manufacturers at some point or the other.
                                Those phones were working flawlessly on miui 12.
                                That iPhone gets more bugs than all Xiaomi phones combined with every new update.

                                IPhone is no Audi... It's a regular sedan sold for high price.
                                Even the poco X3 outperforms iPhone in multiple areas as iPhone is stuck running on handicapped ios.

                                  Anonymous, 17 Nov 2021Hunty, who said anything about Chinese brands being "i... more"If you Oh and yeah, it's because of shills like you, Xiaomi won't improve their GARBAGE MIUI, because apparently, it's SuPeR SmOoTh!1!1! "

                                  Meanwhile, returning back to the real world....
                                  Here's what Gsmarena had to say...

                                  on performance and smoothness:

                                  "Let's just outright state it - the Mi 11 is the smoothest phone we've ever had for a long-term review. Period. (Or "Full stop." if you're from the UK). The UI moves like butter - delicious, lag-free, stutter-free, high refresh rate butter."

                                  on miui:

                                  "MIUI itself isn't our favorite Android skin in terms of looks or just how heavy it is, but it has risen to number one based on the way interacting with it feels. The animation timing, the animation design, the use of the excellent vibration motor throughout the UI for gentle 'nudges' here and there (some of which even feel positional - as in you think it came from a specific area of the device), all of these, combined with the fluidity of the 120 Hz screen and 480 Hz touch sampling rate, work together to deliver a user experience that is the smoothest we've ever encountered on any phone we've long-term reviewed"

                                  And this was for the lower priced regular Mi 11, not even the 11 ultra....

                                    ...people love to be dramatic when trying to make public a hate to something!!!!!! It's funny to read here the comparison between OxygenOS (now ColorOS) vs MIUI...without real facts, they put the differences like night and day...that is not true...both has pro/cons, none of them is better enough to beat the other...it's a matter of taste only.....

                                      Chixby, 16 Nov 2021S20fe(snapdragon version) is way better than this phoneWhy wouldn't it be for twice the price?

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • x8f
                                        • 17 Nov 2021

                                        I am happy with my f3, but for some reason the gps really is inaccurate, it lags and always pinpoints me on the wrong streets.

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