Poco X3 NFC was quite a popular
value-based mid-ranger and now a few months later we have a sequel the Poco X3
Pro, is this one worth upgrading?
Design:
The Poco X3 Pro is a mid-range device
that's all about bang for your buck just
like its predecessor the Poco X3 NFC and
the Poco's all the way back to the
original f1, the X3 Pro is quite similar
to the NFC both looks wise and feature
wise the design is pretty much
identical with the distinctive stripe
accents and the large Poco logo the back and frame are made of plastic and
the finish looks nice the horizontal camera bump is another unique touch the X3
Pro fits nicely in hand but it's not the
slimmest or most lightweight offer
around although it's plastic the phone
doesn't feel cheap and you do get IP53 rated
dust and splash resistance just like
last year compared to the
previous model.
Processor:
The
biggest upgrade you'll find on the X3
Pro is the chipset it's the new
flagship-grade snapdragon 860 built on
the seven-nanometer process it's
actually very similar to the snapdragon
855 plus of 2019's flagships, although it doesn't offer 5G connectivity, performance is much better than
the snapdragon 732G in the Poco X3 NFC
and actually, it blows all of the
mid-range Processors out of the
water cpu and GPU performance are stellar and every bit flagship-worthy. this is probably
the most powerful phone you'll find in
this price range and thanks to an
adequate cooling system you can play
games without worrying about overheating and throttling another small upgrade over the X3 NFC is in
the storage options. you can have more storage on board 128 or 256 gigs
and that's still expandable through a
hybrid slot. pretty much everything else about the X3 Pro is the same as
last year's model except for the cameras.
Display:
The screen here it's a 6.67 inch IPS LCD with a
1080p resolution and fast 120hz refresh
rate there is gorilla glass 5 on top though,
the fast refresh rate adds some extra
smoothness when swiping and scrolling and this is adaptive, it will go
down when you're not interacting with
the screen there's also a fast 240hz
touch sampling rate for extra
responsiveness. Brightness is decent, it maxes out at around 460 nits with the slider and boosts to
530 nits in auto mode in bright
conditions which for some reason is less
than on the X3 NFC and you don't get official HDR10 support on
the X3 Pro.
UI:
The user interface of the X3 Pro is Poco's flavor of Miui 12 over android 11. This is an interface we've seen quite a bit of both this year and last one of the more interesting features is the ability to split the notification shade into a notification panel and a control panel. you also get an app drawer that will organize your apps into categories. On the Poco you can disable the drawer like you can on Xiaomi's Redmi phones.
Audio & Fingerprint Sensor:
For audio, the Poco X3 Pro brings back
a balanced stereo speaker setup loudness measures good in our charts and the sound quality is satisfying with good mid and high tones but not much
bass there's also a 3.5-millimeter jack
and support for FM radio too when headphones are plugged in.
You can wake up and unlock the X3 Pro with the side-mounted fingerprint reader power button. It's well placed and incredibly fast and accurate.
Battery:
The Poco X3 Pro has a 5160 mAh battery, the same size as the X3 NFC it was able to score an awesome 112-hour endurance rating in our tests regardless of screen refresh rate this is a little less than what we got on the X3 NFC may be because of the high powered chipset. For charging you get the same 33-watt adapter in the box that was included last year. With it, we were able to charge the X3 Pro from zero to 50 percent in half an hour, just a hair less than the previous model.
Cameras:
Now finally onto the cameras
which rather than an upgrade are
actually a downgrade resolution
wise compared to the Poco X3 NFC the main cam is a 48-megapixel quad Bayer one
instead of 64 megapixels and the ultra
wide uses an 8-megapixel sensor instead
of last year's 13 megapixels the
2-megapixel macro cam and depth sensor
are unchanged. The cameras we get here are good at this price segment.
Should You buy Poco X3 Pro?
Considering the price point the Poco X3 pro is released, you get a flagship level chipset, High refresh rate screen, decent higher-res camera, overall the Poco X3 Pro was a clear upgrade over its predecessor and it isn't even that much more expensive it delivers a ton of value and is definitely worth recommending.
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