With the launch of Poco as a Xiaomi brand in 2018, it is gaining popularity swiftly among technology enthusiasts. After this initiation, Xiaomi has launched several mobile phones under the Poco brand. And It has been hugely successful for the Chinese company so far. The main objective behind launching these Poco phones was to provide top-notch specifications at an affordable price. Poco X3 and Poco X3 NFC are the latest contenders of Pocophones with top-of-the-line features. Well, there is more good news about this. This week the company has decided to drop the price further after a few months of its release.
Poco X3 NFC: Overview
Both Poco X3 and Poco X3 NFC reign as king of mid-range smartphones. The phones are targeted towards mobile gamers and they possess great specifications. The interesting part about both of these phones is that they are not based on any pre-existing Xiaomi Phones. This time Poco has come up with a fully original device containing hand-picked features.
With the 6.67 inch IPS LCD screen, the device looks pretty huge. The Adreno 618 Elite Gaming GPU and Snapdragon 732G processor will improve the gaming experience for its users. To further enhance the gaming experience, it comes with liquid cooling, an enlarged layer of copper heat pipe for heat reduction, Game Turbo 3.0, and a Z-axis linear haptic motor. Moreover, it possesses a 64MP+13MP+2MP+2MP quad-camera which is destined to click beautiful photographs.
New Price vs Old Price
Initially, the price of Poco X3 and Poco X3 NFC was dubbed as Rs. 31,999 (6GB) and Rs. 33,999 (8GB) respectively. However, Xiaomi Nepal has recently decided to drop the initial price by 2000 rupees on each device. Now, the new pricing for Poco X3 is set as 29,999 whereas, for Poco X3 NFC, it is set as 31,999.
The reason for the price drop is mainly due to the nearing release of the Redmi Note 10 series and the Poco X3 pro in Nepal. This price slash will certainly gain more popularity and buyers for the company.
| Pros | Cons |
| 120Hz refresh rate | No AMOLED display |
| Great gaming chipset | Plastic back |
| 33W fast charging | |
| Stereo loud speakers | |
| Versatile camera |
Specifications
| Dimensions & Weight | 165.3 x 76.8 x 9.4 mm 215g |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), Aluminum frame, plastic back |
| Display | IPS LCD 6.67 inches (~84.6% screen-to-body ratio) 1080×2400 pixels 20:9 aspect ratio (~395 ppi density) HDR10, 450 nits (typ) 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate Mid-punch Hole cutout |
| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G (8 nm) |
| Chipset | Octa-core (2×2.3 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6×1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver) CPU Adreno 618 GPU |
| RAM | 6GB/8GB |
| Storage | 64GB/128GB UFS 2.1 |
| Battery and Charging | 5160mAH 33W Flash Charge USB Type-C port |
| Rear Camera | Quad Camera 64MP, f/1.9, 26mm, PDAF (main) 13MP f/2.3, 16mm, FOV 119° (ultra-wide) 2MP f/2.4 (depth) 2MP f/2.4 (macro) Dual-LED flash, HDR, Panorama 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS |
| Front Camera | 20MP, f/2.2, 26mm lens HDR, Panorama 1080@30fps |
| Operating System | MIUI 12, Android 10 |
| Sensors | Compass Proximity sensor Gyro-meter Acceleration sensor Infrared sensor Fingerprint scanner (side-mounted) |
| Other Features | Wi-Fi Dual-Band 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS NFC FM-Radio, Recording 3.5mm headphone jack Stereo loud speakers |
| Colors | Blue, Gray |
