Rating with features, comments and price

The Chinese device steps up to compete against the crowd living 200 euros and it does it very well.

He is Pocaphone F1which saw the light 2 years ago, It was a pleasant surprise. Not only did a new name entrar the Android scene – under the auspices of Xiaomi – but we found ourselves with a terminal to offer one of the processors of the time and very interesting features quite cheap.

Since then, and although we had to wait almost two years to see it, a new “POCO” has entered the Chinese company’s catalogue. Today we’re going to talk about the last of them, the SMALL X3that comes to compete in the authentic roman arena that dies 200 euros. You have to face it Companies like Realme, oddly enough, also Xiaomi itself …

To understand this, just look at the price and specifications of the Chinese terminal We cánido be ahead of one of the most recommended purchases this last half of the year. However, as we’ve said time and time again, numbers aren’t everything.

I’ve been using the POCO X3 as my personal device for the past few days and I’m here to tell you what I thought. If you are looking for a terminal that costs around 200 euros, You will hear a lot about the Chinese móvil.

SMALL X3

LITTLE X3, all information

design and presentation

The POCO X3 isn’t a small terminal, but it comes with it a fairly well used front that makes it manageable despite its large record. In any case, we are talking about a móvil inteligente that you will use with two hands many times.

The model I used has the Cobalt Blue finish, a striking blue that sometimes turns purple ————————————- — – ———————————————- — – ——— and this will not leave you indifferent. In the lower part of the back, a detail with which the Chinese company wants to make its presence clear. SMALL, and all letters and sizes, well, significant.

The camera module also stands out round and with a clearly protruding central part. It houses four cameras and an LED flash, as well as the famous slogan “Designed by POCO”.

The only fracture on his face is a small hole.

Contains the Chinese terminal 6.67 inch IPS panel and Full HD+ resolution. No wonder so far, mid-range Android has found a good basis over 6.5 inches and, thanks to IPS technology, also has these 1080 x 2400 pixels. satisfactory experience.

However, the panel of this POCO X3 has a feature that makes the difference. Yes, it might be the geekiest fact nerdor whatever you want to call it, but the 120Hz refresh rate makes all the difference. It’s quite surprising to see this technology in a relatively cheap phone, especially considering the size of the battery. I’ll talk about that later.

Apart from the fluidity that delivers 120 Hz, we find a good panel in which I have not lost either brightness or resolution. Despite the IPS technology, it displays strong colors, maybe a bit too saturated, but I didn’t like it. In any case, in the settings you cánido change some parameters and configure the colors to your liking. The viewing angles are also very correctconsistent with what we usually see in competing terminals.

autonomy

However, the 5,160miliamperio-hora battery that this POCO X3 paquetes sounds pretty good We perro doubt whether we take into account the rate of 120 Hz for panels. Despite everything, you have no reason to worry. The Chinese device showed that You cánido enjoy a very high refresh rate and excellent autonomy.

With this POCO X3 I had no problems to end the day. As a matter of fact, If you are not a very demanding usuario, you perro use for two days on a single charge.. All this, of course, with the 120 Hz of your activated screen. Refresh rate to 60Hz saves battery life but wasn’t necessary in my case.

Enjoy it too 33W fast chargewhich allowed me to leave 0% to 50% in less than 30 minutes. To fully charge the POCO terminal you will have to wait about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Performance

In the bowels of the POCO X3 we see the Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G. Another edition of the “G” processors from the American company, A chip designed to perform well in gaming. I had the opportunity to test one of the most habitual, the Snapdragon 720G, several times with good results.

As always, I’ve spent some time (working) on ​​games like Call of Duty: Mobile either The influence of Genshin to test the brain of this LITTLE ONE. Qualcomm processor performs very well, nothing prevents us from enjoying the games. But as is logical with a terminal that costs just over 200 euros, We cánido’t expect the same ease with high-end chips.

He is 6GB of RAM including that its only version in our country is enough to cope with a multitasking load, no problems in daily use.

This is how the cameras of the POCO X3 are

The sensors we found on the back are 5.

Added by those responsible for POCO 4 cameras on the back of your X3:

• Largest sensor Sony IMX682 from 64 megabytes and aperture f/1.89.
• A ultra wide angle 13 megapixels and f/2.2 aperture.
• A macro 2 megapixels and aperture f/2.4.
• 2 megapixel sensor for the portrait modewith aperture f/2.4.

In the hole in front we find 20 megapixel sensor and f/2.2.

Photography and portrait mode during the day

when the light is enough The photos taken by this POCO X3 are good and in line with other terminals of a afín price. We get a realistic interpretation of the colors and the correct results in most cases. yes it espectáculos Loss of quality in wide-angle shotsin which the boundaries of photography are further touched.

with enough light Method applies to portraits with good detail and realistic colors. You won’t have too much trouble with trimming, as usual, hair and accessories perro be a little problematic.

night mode

When night falls night mode it helps us save a good amount of light. The POCO X3 is capable of taking good photos with sufficient detail and correct color interpretation. Nothing we don’t see in the finals of the competition.

With , things perro get a bit more complicated taken indoors or with too much artificial light. Indoors and low-light noise perro complicate results.

Front camera

With this POCO X3 you have the opportunity to take good autofotos, they are sufficient quality and I don’t think anyone will be disappointed. You perro also take photos in portrait mode, which is indicated quite acceptable cut.

In darker environments or at night the sharpness is significantly reduced and the quality of the photos is greatly reduced. We were met with more noise, nothing we expected.

This is MIUI 12 in POCO X3

MIUIthe already experienced customization layer of Xiaomi, its version number 12 was released not long ago. It’s a smooth layer – now it feels even smoother at 120Hz – this works well and you won’t have too many problems with it.

Based on Android 10 allows the usuario wide range of customization options and design in progress more minimal with each new edition. Of course, in mid-2020 you couldn’t a Dark Theme flooding the entire system.

POCO X3: Andro4all conclusions and opinion

Is the POCO X3 suitable for all objetivo groups?

The POCO X3 is a nice everyday device that balanced series it must not be too conspicuous in any of its parts, but that each of them more than fulfilled.

A good screen with these distinguishing features – I think – 120Hz, for the most part adequate performance, excellent autonomy and a good array of cameras. All this for just over 200 euros. We usually say it with many Xiaomi, Redmi or POCO launches, it will be very difficult to compete with this device.

Price and where to buy POCO X3

You cánido get the POCO X3 in two versions. your assumption 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage You have to pay for some interesting ones 229 euros. The model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage a part of it 269 ​​euros on the Xiaomi Official Store. However, you perro get it for a little less in stores like Amazon.

SMALL X3

comparisons

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