When the Poco series announced with the Flagship level specs, It breaks most of the sales because there is always a space in this category. Most of the companies enter into this category, and when they got famous, they slowly moved their price range. After Poco F1, Xiaomi can’t give the same price range and specs value combination. They begin to refresh some old models in the brand of Poco. But the Poco series still has its audience. Recently Xiaomi announced Poco X3 NFC with Snapdragon 732G and 120Hz display. The 732 processor is an upgrade in clock speed, which is best for gaming. Other than that, everything is the same, including GPU. The price range starts from 199 euro as early bird access (235 USD).
It is another milestone in the mid-range options of Xiaomi, but its specs are very impressive. Although Xiaomi announced it as a mid-range phone but some of its specs beat the flagships.
Let’s take a look at Poco X3 specifications.
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Poco X3 Near Field Communication (NFC)
The main highlight feature is NFC. Most of the mid-range Xiaomi phones don’t come with this feature. NFC is used for secure transactions to exchange content and connect with other NFC devices wirelessly. This phone includes NFC in its name so that you will use it for your digital marketing with ease and comfort. You can bill your grocery, pay your parking fee, connect with other NFC devices to exchange data, and much more.
Chipset
Poco X3 doesn’t come with 5G processors like Snapdragon 765. But, The Poco X3 comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G. The Snapdragon 732G is a next-generation chipset that requires upgraded CPU and GPU to deliver better gaming experience using the faster artificial intelligence (AI). With this chipset, Poco X3 will be giving the next level of gaming experience and speed to its user. Whenever the “G” suffix comes with the Snapdragon processor, It means the chipset is best for the gaming experience.
LiquidCool Plus 1.0
Poco X3 uses the LiquidCool Plus 1.0 technology, and the cool liquid technology uses the copper pipes and graphite sheets for internal cooling and heat absorption. It enhances the processor’s efficiency and speed, resulting in the best rate and unique gaming experience.
Display
The Poco X3 has a massive 6.67″ LCD with Full HD+ resolution of 2400×1080 and 395 PPI. The screen ratio is 20:9 that gives a cinemascope view for movies and games. The display has a tremendous 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz Touch Sampling Rate that is still difficult for flagship mobiles to gather in one place. The LCD brightness is less than OLED and has only 450nits. It has an HDR10 certification that ensures the best display.
Front Camera
The punch hole in the top center has a hidden 20MP selfie camera with f/2.2 aperture. It is equipped with pixel binning technology for excellent selfies both in daylight and in night mode.
Rear Camera
The Poco has a quad-camera setup on the backside, and it’s the real X factor in Poco X3. The primary 64MP camera reminds of flagship phones. This 64MP lens is a Sony IMX682 sensor with f/1.73,” and a 6P lens and the ultra-wide-angle cam is 13MP with f/2.2 and 119-degree FoV.
There is another camera of 2MP microlens for closeup shots and another 2MP camera for depth sensor. These quad cameras come with AI features like Skyscraping 3.0, the night mode, and the ShootSteady for stabilizing any video clip.
Battery
Poco X3 has a massive 5,160mAh battery for the whole day lasting. A 33-watt fast charger is included in the box to charge this gigantic battery. It is a nice touch from Xiaomi that they have fast chargers in the box. Samsung and Apple are planning to get rid of chargers within the box in the future.
Stereo Speakers
Poco has Dual Stereo Speakers of a 4cc-equivalent cavity for music lovers and one at the bottom with 1cc-equivalent for loud and crispy music experience.
Connectivity
Along with NFC, it includes Wi-Fi (a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth V5.1, 3.5 mm Audio Jack, a USB C type connector, and a dual sim tray for the second sim or to handle the SD card up to 256GB
Water Proof & Dust Proof
Poco X3 has IP53 Certification to ensure the water-resistant and dust resistant capacity. We can say it is splash-proof.
Front & Back
The front display is secured by Gorilla Glass 5, and the back panel is polycarbonate for extra strength and scratch proofing.
Anti-Bacterial Case
Poco is boxing an Anti-Bacterial case to cover the phone for extra protection from viruses and germs.
Software
Poco X3 will use the MIUI 12 for POCO based on Android 10 software with three years update guarantee.
Colors
You will get Poco in two colors, shadow grey and cobalt blue.
Storage
Poco will come in two storage formats 6GB Ram with 64GB storage and 6GB Ram with 128GB storage.
Price
You can get Poco X3 6/64GB in €229 (£199) and that 6/128GB in €269 (£249). In certain regions, pre-launch can cost you as low as €199 or €249.
Availability
The pre-launch booking on mi.com has started from September 8, 2020, and phones will be shipped on September 17, 2020.
Wrap up
Xiaomi phones always not good in two categories- Camera and Software. The Camera MP size doesn’t matter for taking the best photos. Also, most of the Xiaomi users always use custom ROMs. So, When considering the price range, Poco X3 NFC is an excellent featured phone with a mid-range price. Initially, it will be available in a few regions; We can expect full availability soon. The success behind Xiaomi is cost-effective phones. Recent Mid-range processors are better than the old days. Most of us won’t reach the maximum capacity of processors. So, If part from the Flagship level processor, the specs look Flasghip level. You can not rest buying it with these flagship specifications. Are you purchasing this Poco X3 NFC phone? Do tell us in the comments below.
Selva Ganesh is the Chief Editor of this Blog. He is a Computer Science Engineer, An experienced Android Developer, Professional Blogger with 8+ years in the field. He completed courses about Google News Initiative. He runs Android Infotech which offers Problem Solving Articles around the globe.
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