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Mar 22, 2021 · Learn about the features, price, and performance of the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, a mid-range smartphone with Snapdragon 860, 120Hz screen, and 5160mAh battery. Read user opinions and reviews, and compare with similar models.
POCO X3 Pro is a smartphone with Snapdragon™ 860 processor, 120Hz DotDisplay and Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6. It has IP53 rating, Mi Racing game mode and fast charging.
Apr 6, 2021 · The POCO X3 Pro delivers standout performance in an affordable package. The Snapdragon 860 chipset combined with a 120Hz LCD screen, and massive 5160mAh battery with 33W fast charging ...
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Reviews
By Andrew Williams
last updated 13 September 2022
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The Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro sounds like the upgraded version of the brilliant and affordable Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, right?
It is. And it isn’t.
The Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro has a much better processor than the Poco X3 NFC. This has to be one of the very best Fortnite/CoD/Insert Game Here phones you can get at the price.
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Price and availability
Design
•Out now
•Starts at $250 / £199 (around AU$320)
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro specs
Weight: 215g
Dimensions: 165.3 x 76.8 x 9.4mm
Display size: 6.67-inch
•Plastic construction (bar the display glass)
•Large at 165.3 x 76.8 x 9.4mm
•Fairly heavy at 215g
The Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro looks a lot like the Poco X3 NFC. And some of you are going to hate it.
There’s a very large ‘Poco’ logo printed on the layer under the back cover. Buy one of these and you can’t help but advertise for the brand every time you leave the phone on a table.
However, at least it’s not quite as bad as the ‘Dare to Leap’ slogan etched into some Realme rivals. A brand name is one thing, but a Facebook-grade inspirational quote? No thanks.
•Smooth 120Hz scrolling
•Large 6.67-inch 20:9 display area
•Sharp enough 1080 x 2400 resolution
We can blame the screen for the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro’s larger size. And, well, it’s worth it.
This is a 6.67-inch IPS LCD screen with a 1080 x 2400 resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. First, second and third impressions are great.
The Poco X3 Pro's screen looks sharp, color is bold, and the fairly large size instantly gives you the sense it’s made for games, video, and other stuff the enthusiast Poco crowd would enjoy. Poco phones seem to be popular among people who like to get a lot of tech for their cash.
•48MP performs worse than several key rivals
•Soft-but-useful 8MP ultra-wide camera
•Poor 2MP macro and depth cameras
The cuts that Xiaomi made to accommodate a relatively high-end processor at a low price are felt most keenly in the Poco X3 Pro's camera.
On paper it has typical hardware for this class. There's a 48MP primary camera, a basic 8MP ultra-wide, and two terrible 2MP macro and depth cameras. We’re fine with the numbers. We're used to ‘filler' cams in affordable phones.
However, the Poco X3 Pro’s main camera performs noticeably worse than some of the alternatives, including Xiaomi's own Poco X3 NFC and Redmi Note 10 Pro.
•Snapdragon 860 delivers brilliant gaming performance
•6GB or 8GB of RAM
•Runs Android 11 with MIUI 12
The Poco X3 Pro lost ground in the camera section of this review, but it makes up a good deal of it with its chipset. That’s the Snapdragon 860, a processor that should interest many of you.
It’s a mid-range chipset with power similar to the Snapdragon 855 Plus, used in phones like the Asus ROG Phone 2 and OnePlus 7T.
Yes, they are old, 2019 phones. But the older 8-series Snapdragon chipsets are still more powerful than today’s 7-series ones.
•Very good battery life even in 120Hz mode
•Moderately quick charging
•5,160mAh capacity
The Poco X3 Pro has a 5160mAh battery, just like the Poco X3 NFC. Its stamina is similarly impressive, even with a much punchier processor.
We left the 120Hz display mode switched on during testing and were routinely left with 40% or more charge remaining by the end of the day.
On one day we kept a closer eye on the level. After starting the day at 7am, we still had 48% left by 11:30pm. That was after a solid day of use, including some browsing, a short gaming session, and a lot of audio streaming.
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POCO X3 Pro is a smartphone with Snapdragon 860 processor, 120Hz DotDisplay, 5160mAh battery and 48MP quad camera. It supports NFC, IP53 splash protection and MIUI 12 based on POCO.
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