In Europe, you could pick it up for around €200 at launch, and I have personally recommended it to a number of friends after I spent some time with the device. The Snapdragon 732G that powered it was found in much more expensive mid-range smartphones like the Google Pixel 4a.
- You might find the speaker on top of the screen is less loud than the one at the bottom when you are watching movies or playing games.
- hopefully you’ve learned a bit on the way and had some fun too.
- Over the years, I have come across phones with a cheap, plasticky feel, excess weight or an unwieldy outline.
The Redmi Note 10 Pro Max and Realme 8 Pro have a slimmer design and AMOLED displays, and slightly better camera performance. The Standard mode targets sRGB and the stock ROMs Saturated mode targets DCI-P3.
Here’s a closer look at what you can expect from the POCO X3 Pro. If pure performance isn’t your priority, then you can find phones that are slimmer and lighter, with better camera performance, for around the same price. At 33W the USB-C charging isn’t the absolute fastest around, but it’s still pretty nippy. 15 minutes was enough to top the phone up by 28%, with half an hour netting me 58% – easily enough for a full day’s use based on my habits at least. The 5160mAh battery here is pretty considerable, and plays a part in how hefty the overall phone is. In benchmarks it actually lasted a few hours less than the X3 NFC, despite identical battery capacity – perhaps the trade-off of a more power-hungry processor. It might be more polarising than its predecessor though, doubling down on that phone’s strengths without improving on its weaknesses.
There’s also a 2-megapixel macro camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. You should now expect perfectly smooth performance in casual everyday use when you’re paying around Rs. 20,000 for a smartphone, and that’s what the Poco X3 Pro delivers.