The Poco X3 Pro looks like the vanilla Poco X3 with the cameras and the LED lined up in an X formation. The biggest difference is the new chipset - it is said to be slightly improved version of the 7nm Snapdragon 855+ with the same octa-core CPU and Adreno 640 GPU. At the front, we’re looking at a 6.67” LCD with Full HD+ resolution and a single punch hole in the center for the 20 MP f/2.2 camera. The panel supports a 120Hz refresh rate and a 240Hz touch sampling rate.
At least on paper the Poco X3 Pro's camera
setup isn't quite as impressive as the Poco X3 was. Xiaomi equipped the phone
with a 48MP main shooter with a 1/2” sensor and an f/1.8 lens and an 8MP
ultra-wide snapper with 119-degree FoV. There are also two 2 MP sensors for
macro shots and depth sensing, but we know those barely make a difference.
The Poco X3 Pro is equipped with a 5,160
mAh battery, matching the X3 NFC rather than the 6,000mAh capacity of the
non-NFC version. Behind it is an enlarged copper heat pipe and multiple layers
of graphite meant to efficiently dissipate the heat, and Poco called this
LiquidCool Technology 1.0 Plus. The battery supports 33W fast-charging and Poco
included the needed adaptor in the box.
The Poco X3 Pro will ship with MIUI 12 for
Poco interface, based on Android 11. The POCO X3 Pro comes in Phantom Black,
Frost Blue and Metal Bronze colours, is priced at 249 euros (US$ 296) for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage and the 8GB RAM with 256GB
storage version costs 299 euros (US$ 356). It will be
available at 199 euros (US$ 237) and 249 euros (US$ 296), respectively as early bird pricing when it goes on sale
during March 24th to April 1st.
POCO X3 Pro specifications
- 6.67-inch (1080 × 2400 pixels) Full HD+ 20:9 LCD screen with 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10, up to 450 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla 6 protection
- Up to 2.96GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 860 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 640 GPU
- 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) storage / 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Android 11 with MIUI 12
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- 48MP rear camera with Sony IMX582 sensor, f/1.79 aperture, LED Flash, 8MP 119° ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP depth and 2MP 4cm macro sensor with 1.75μm, f/2.4 aperture
- 20MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, IR sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers
- Splash resistant (IP53)
- Dimensions: 165.3×76.8×9.4mm; Weight: 215g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), VoWiFi, Bluetooth 5, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5160mAh battery with 33W fast charging
