The phone has a Snapdragon 765G chipset, 90Hz AMOLED, better cameras, 30W fast charging, 5G connectivity, and cleaner software. There’s also the Adreno 640 GPU, and it is much more powerful than any of the Adreno 61x or 62x designs we’ve seen in this category of late. Qualcomm’s decision to relaunch the chipset for 2021 is a smart move. The Snapdragon 860 has a firmware built-in 4G modem, and the chipset is ideally suited for device makers that are looking to maximize the performance without switching over to a 5G-enabled platform. As for the panel itself, it is one of the best LCDs you’ll find in this category. It has vibrant colors and excellent contrast levels, and I didn’t have any issues using it under harsh sunlight.
I prefer consuming media on a slightly larger display, at least on my laptop, nothing less than that. So, the AMOLED display doesn’t matter much to me, but the high refresh rate does. None of these quirks are deal-breakers but there’s definitely room for Poco to iron out the inconsistencies. What’s even better is that I never feel constrained by battery life.
- I personally feel Poco can easily beat Realme or even Xiaomi if they start using Stock Android.
- However, interestingly, the quality of the pictures taken from X3 Pro are just as same as X3 NFC.
- Just make sure to dump the pre-applied screen protector if you want your fingers to glide.
- There’s a 48MP primary camera, a basic 8MP ultra-wide, and two terrible 2MP macro and depth cameras.
- The main camera takes decent pictures in daylight with reasonable detail and good dynamic range.
The photos from the selfie camera have accurate colors, reasonable detail, and contrast. Portrait selfies are available but results aren’t as good, especially in terms of edge detection for hair and ears or eyeglasses.
Over time, it adapts and unnecessary processes will simply close, then consumption will return to its usual norm. The first problem concerns even more the android 13 itself than the proprietary shell. Fans of a bit of pirates are faced with the problem of denying access to the Data and Obb folders. Now you won’t be able to download a hacked game and upload the cache there manually, the system simply won’t let you do it. In this way, Google tightens the screws little by little and makes you pay money for content, which is really normal. Still, the POCO X3 NFC is the best smartphone you can get for the price without a doubt.