Let’s see if the technical specs could translate to an excellent user experience. High quality camera is our top priorityTo accommodate the faster processor, Poco X3 Pro has had its camera Stock Firmware hardware reduced. The images produced by the Poco X3 Pro are much more softened, and have less texture detail than those of the Poco X3 NFC. Although it isn’t a catastrophe, it’s still not very good. Although it isn’t as fast as the OnePlus 9, this battery still has a lot of power. 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.

favourite budget phone of 2020, and the Pro is a better phone in enough areas to make it an easy recommendation too. The Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro also has an IR blaster, the little black dot on the top of the phone. This is used by the Xi Remote app to function as a universal remote. And while its library doesn’t have the commands for all our gear, we’re not going to complain about a more-or-less free feature. The back of the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro is dressed up to look like dual-finish strips of matte and glossy glass. There’s a very large ‘Poco’ logo printed on the layer under the back cover.

• Both of these phones come from the same family, but they have some key differences that set them apart.
• On some devices like Poco, you get the Xioami custom recovery.
• Also, even though the phone is HDR10 certified, I couldn’t get HDR content to play on Netflix.
• You won’t face this issue on OLED panels because each pixel in this display type is self-illuminated.
• Xiaomi appears to have gone all-in on 120Hz displays even on the firm’s affordable lines.

This is not a bad thing for users who liked the Poco X3 design. I know people who loved the design and who ended up owning the Poco X3. But to be honest, I don’t like the design of the Poco X3 before or the Poco X3 Pro now. During testing, we left the 120Hz display on and left 40% to the end. The phone is running Android 11 and Xiaomi’s MIUI 12 software.

The unlocking speed is high here as well, but the detection rate is only good when either the ambient light or the display are bright enough. An eye-catching detail is the glossy stripe that runs through the center of the back cover from top to bottom. It’s wide enough to enclose the large camera module, and it also carries the Poco logo, which slightly reflects incoming light according to the viewing angle. The strip in the center provides an even slightly better grip for the fingers than the sides, making the smartphone sit pretty securely in the hand despite its size. With 6.67 inches, the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro is a large smartphone, and it’s also relatively heavy with 215 grams. With a height of 9.4 millimeters, it isn’t among the slimmest ones, either. The quad-camera setup protrudes another 2 millimeters from the case, which makes the Xiaomi wobble quite a bit when it’s placed on a table.