Due to its dynamic refresh rate 8t consume less power compared to other high refresh rate displays. The display also has widevine L1 support along with HDR 10 which makes it a pretty good one. Not only its of good quality but presence of Corning Gorilla Glass 6 also makes it well protected also. The standout features are the 6.67-inch screen with its 120Hz refresh rate and the Snapdragon 732G chipset, which delivers solid benchmark performance. Although the 5,160mAh battery seems to struggle with extended video playback, it should get many people through the day with capacity to spare, while fast charging support is another plus.
- Xiaomi is a brand known for offering smartphones at extremely competitive prices.
- However, gamers shouldn’t buy it if gaming is not their primary concern.
- The Standard mode targets sRGB and the Saturated mode targets DCI-P3.
- It is said that the battery can withstand nearly 33 hours of calls, 17 hours online, or play videos for half a day.
- You’ll either love the brashness of this design or you’ll hate it.
- The phone is available in Frost Blue, Phantom Black, and Metal Bronze color options.
As for low-light shots, the Poco X3 Pro did struggle in dark environments at night but did an okay job when there was sufficient artificial lighting. Night mode doesn’t always brighten shots much but can improve contrast and make points of light against dark backgrounds look much less blown-out. The camera app is the same that we’ve seen on recent Xiaomi phones. It’s feature-rich, but some controls are buried, for example switching to or from the macro camera takes multiple taps. The fingerprint sensor works well and is easy to find by touch alone.
- Both Poco X3 Pro and Poco F3 come with probably the best internal hardware for their price.
- The X3 Pro has a 3.5mm jack, IR blaster, stereo sound, and IP53 dust and water resistance.
- On the other hand, Custom Recoveries were developed by coding enthusiasts and ROM developers.
- However, their performance is quite alright for stereo speakers in this price range.
- Other phones may get the Snapdragon 860, but they don’t have it at the time of review.
- Its core is a 48 MP camera that shoots 12 MP photos using 4-in-1 pixel-binning, but it optionally also uses the full 48 MP resolution.
While this guide is certainly not for the extremely uninitiated, these steps shouldn’t require a PhD in software development either. Some readers will have no difficulty and breeze through the steps easily. Because people’s experiences, backgrounds, and intuitions differ, it may be a good idea to read through just to ascertain whether you feel comfortable or are getting over your head. LineageOS is probably the most popular custom ROM available out there. And the latest version of LineageOS is available for Poco X3 Pro as the code name of Vayu.
The busy, colourful UI makes system settings a chore to navigate, and a confusing layout means individual settings options never seem to be where you expect them to be. The X3 Pro ships with Android 11, running Xiaomi’s MIUI 12 skin by default. Xiaomi hasn’t promised any specific number of system updates for the phone, but based on the company’s track record it’s likely to receive the next two Android version updates.
Over the years, I have come across phones with a cheap, plasticky feel, excess weight or an unwieldy outline. Many would agree that the presence of one of these issues isn’t a deal-breaker. Unfortunately for Poco fans, the X3 Pro is an amalgamation of all these issues. I am a gadget enthusiast who has been fascinated with the technology revolution that has happened in the last decade especially since the dawn of the smartphone era.
