Poco launched the Poco X3 Pro final week in India, and the corporate claims that that is the true successor to the extremely popular Poco F1 (Review) which was launched again in August 2018. The Poco X3 Pro resembles final 12 months’s Poco X3 (Review) when it comes to seems to be, however its insides are extra highly effective. Some of the important thing highlights of the Poco X3 Pro are its Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SoC, 48-megapixel main rear digicam, and large 5,160mAh battery. I acquired the possibility to unbox the gadget, and listed here are my first impressions.
The Poco X3 Pro is available in two variants – one with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, which is priced at Rs.18,999, and the opposite with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage which is priced at Rs. 20,999. Poco presents three colors for the X3 Pro: Golden Bronze, Graphite Black, and Steel Blue. I’ve a Steel Blue unit with me. The gadget may be very eye-catching and the again is visually divided into three panels. The center one has a shiny end with a big POCO brand, whereas each side have a matte end.
The Poco X3 Pro sports activities a 6.67-inch (1080 × 2400 pixels) full-HD+ LCD display with a 20:9 facet ratio. It additionally helps a refresh fee of as much as 120Hz, and a 240Hz contact sampling fee. The show is just like that of the Poco X3, however this time round, the larger sibling will get Corning Gorilla Glass 6 for defense.
A 20-megapixel entrance digicam is tucked inside a punch-hole proper within the higher center of the display. We can even see an earpiece that homes a notification LED and likewise acts as a second speaker. Stereo sound is all the time a pleasant contact, particularly on telephones that value beneath Rs.20,000.
The quantity and energy buttons are on the proper aspect. The energy button additionally acts as a fingerprint sensor. We have a USB-Type C port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a speaker on the backside of the gadget. On the left, we now have the hybrid dual-SIM tray. On the highest, there’s an IR emitter and a secondary microphone.
The Poco X3 Pro has a 48-megapixel main rear digicam
Under the hood, the Poco X3 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SoC which has an built-in Adreno 640 GPU.
Coming to the again, the Poco X3 Pro sports activities a quad-camera module that appears identical to the one on the Poco X3. It has a 48-megapixel main digicam, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle digicam with a 119° discipline of view, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro digicam. The X3 Pro has EIS and may document movies at as much as 4K at 30fps or 960fps for slow-motion video recording.
The Poco X3 Pro weighs 213g, nonetheless, I didn’t really feel that the gadget was unbalanced. It was simply manageable for me, and one-handed utilization can be potential. The Poco X3 Pro helps 33W quick charging, and also you get a 33W charger within the field, together with a Type-A TO Type-C cable and a protecting case.
The Poco X3 Pro runs on MIUI 12 based mostly on Android 11 out of the field. I observed just a few preloaded apps which will be uninstalled if you don’t use them. In the Settings, you’ll be able to select whether or not you wish to press the facility button to unlock the telephone along with your fingerprint, or whether or not only a feather contact ought to do it. There’s additionally face recognition.
The Poco X3 Pro goes on sale ranging from April 6, 2021, on Flipkart.
