Technology
Power and Speed: POCO Launches POCO F3 and POCO X3 Pro
POCO Global recently launched its two new flagship smartphones – The Real Beast POCO F3 and the new and soon-to-be-coveted POCO X3 Pro.
Equipped with Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 870 5G Mobile Platform, POCO F3 immediately grabs attention as the brand’s most commanding device to date. It sports a 6.67″ E4 AMOLED DotDisplay with 120Hz refresh rate, as well as the Dolby Atmos® audio technology. Powerful yet slim and light, POCO F3 is comfortably in the league with high-end flagships.
POCO X3 Pro maintains the top-notch features that made its predecessor a prime choice for hardcore gamers and techies, but boasts an even better performance with one of the most powerful 4G mobile platforms currently on the market: the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 860 Mobile Platform. With upgraded speed, storage capacity, and RAM option, POCO X3 Pro takes gaming experience to a level unparalleled at this price point.
According to Kevin Qiu, Head of POCO Global, POCO has shipped a total of 13 million smartphones since the initial launch of POCO F1 in 2018 as of Feb 28th, 2021. Global shipments of POCO X3 NFC alone have surpassed 4 million units within 7 months.
“We are excited to support POCO in launching two amazing new products, POCO F3 and POCO X3 Pro, featuring the Snapdragon 870 and 860 respectively. These platforms are designed to deliver powerful connectivity experiences, elevated game-play, and brilliant camera capabilities to support premium mobile experiences for users around the world,” said Kedar Kondap, Vice President of Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
The Real Beast POCO F3 comes in three colors — Arctic White, Night Black and Deep Ocean Blue, with two storage variants – 6GB+128GB and 8GB+256GB. The 6GB+128GB will retail at PHP 17,990, while the 8GB+258GB version is priced at PHP 20,990 exclusively on Lazada. Catch the early bird discounts of PHP 2000 on March 27 for both variants.
Meanwhile, POCO X3 Pro in the Philippines will come in three colors: Phantom Black, Frost Blue, Metal Bronze with two storage variants. The 6GB+128GB and 8GB+256GB versions will retail at PHP 12,990 and PHP 15,990 respectively, and will exclusively available on Shopee. An early bird promo of PHP 2000 discount is up for grabs on March 24 available for both variants.
POCO F3 and POCO X3 Pro quick specs:
| Product | POCO F3 – The Real Beast | POCO X3 Pro – Exactly What You Need, and More |
| Display | 6.67“ AMOLED, ultra-tiny DotDisplay
E4 material 2400×1080 FHD+ 120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate Contrast ratio: 5000000:1 Brightness: 900 nits (typ), 1300 nits (peak) True Color True Display HDR10+ MEMC (Motion Estimation and Motion Compensation) Sunlight display 3.0 360° Ambient Light Sensor
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6.67″ FHD+ LCD DotDisplay
2400×1080 FHD+ 120Hz refresh rate 240Hz touch sampling rate DynamicSwitch Contrast ratio: 1500:1 Brightness: 450 nits (typ) Sunlight display Reading mode 2.0 HDR10
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| Body | Arctic White, Night Black, Deep Ocean Blue
Corning®️ Gorilla® Glass 5 front and back |
Phantom Black, Frost Blue, Metal Bronze
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 front 2.5D glass front, 3D curved back |
| Dimensions | 163.7mm x 76.4mm x 7.8mm, 196g | 165.3mm x 76.8mm x 9.4mm, 215g |
| Bands | 2G: GSM: 850 900 1800 1900MHz
3G: WCDMA: 1/2/4/5/8 4G: LTE FDD: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/20/28/66 4G: LTE TDD: 38/40/41 5G*: n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n41/n77/n78 |
2G: GSM: 850 900 1800 1900MHz
3G: WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/8 4G: LTE FDD: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28 4G: TDD-LTE: B38/40/41 |
| Performance | Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 870 Mobile Platform
7nm process technology Qualcomm® Kryo™ 585 octa-core CPU, up to 3.2GHz Qualcomm® Adreno™ 650 GPU |
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 860 Mobile Platform
7nm process technology Qualcomm® Kryo™ 485 octa-core CPU, up to 2.96GHz Qualcomm® Adreno™ 640 GPU |
| Storage | LPDDR5 + UFS 3.1 | LPDDR4X + UFS 3.1 |
| Heat dissipation | LiquidCool Technology 1.0 Plus
D5 copper heat pipe + multi-layer graphite |
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| Rear camera | 48MP main camera
– 1/2″ sensor size, 1.6μm 4-in-1 large pixel – f/1.79, 6P lens, AF 8MP ultra-wide camera – f/2.2, FOV 119° 5MP telemacro camera – f/2.4, AF (3cm-7cm) |
48MP main camera
– 1/2“ sensor size, 1.6μm 4-in-1 large pixel – f/1.79, 6P lens, AF 8MP ultra-wide camera – f/2.2, FOV 119° 2MP macro camera – f/2.4, FF (4cm) 2MP depth sensor – f/2.4, FF |
| Front camera | 20MP in-display camera | 20MP in-display camera
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| Connectivity | Multi-functional NFC
IR blaster Bluetooth 5.1 Wi-Fi 6 5G |
Multi-functional NFC
IR blaster Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi 5 Dual SIM, Dual 4G standby |
| Unlock | Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
Face unlock |
Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
Face unlock |
| Charging | 4520mAh (typ) battery
33W in-box fast charger, 52 mins*** to 100% USB-C |
5160mAh (typ) battery
33W in-box fast charger USB-C |
| Audio | Dolby Atmos®**
Dual speakers Hi-Res Audio Hi-Res Audio Wireless certified |
Dual speakers
High-res audio certified 3.5mm headphone jack |
| Motor | X-axis linear motor | Z-axis linear motor |
| System | MIUI 12 for POCO based on Android 11 | MIUI 12 for POCO based on Android 11 |
| Storage | 6GB+128GB and 8GB+256GB | |
