A new, slightly upgraded version of the
Poco X3 NFC has surfaced on the Google Play Console, this one apparently
preparing for a launch in India on September 22. The code name of the new model
is “karna” and its retail name notably lacks “NFC” (which doesn’t necessarily
mean that the feature will be omitted).
The Console lists the chipset as
Snapdragon 730, though a quick trip to Geekbench shows that the “karna” scores
on par with the “surya” (the code name for the current Poco X3 model). This
means it uses the same Snapdragon 732G chipset, which is just an overclocked
version of the 730, so it’s easy to misidentify by software detection.
RAM capacity is interesting to note here –
8 GB. The current X3 is available in two configurations, both with 6 GB (the
difference between them is storage). Leakster Debayan Roy claims that the
battery will be slightly larger than the 5,160 mAh power cell of the global
phone. The rest of the features should be unchanged. Anyway, Roy puts the price
of the Indian Poco X3 in the INR 19-20,000 range. This is in line with the
original pricing of its predecessor, the Poco X2 – actually, it’s a bit cheaper
since the X2 came with 6 GB of RAM as standard (with 8 GB as an option). It
matches the global pricing of the X3 as well.
The global Poco X3 NFC has been selling
through AliExpress (which moved 10,000 units in 30 minutes). The Indian version
will likely be carried by a local retailer, but none has stepped forward yet.
