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Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro vs Poco M3

44 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
VS
41 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M3
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
Xiaomi Poco M3

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 700) that was released on May 19, 2021, against the Xiaomi Poco M3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • 64% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (533K versus 325K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 700
  • Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (534 against 436 nits)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
  • 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 713 and 338 points
  • The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M3
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Shows 20% longer battery life (29:39 vs 24:46 hours)
  • Stereo speakers

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro and Poco M3 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
58.6
(Average)
Value Index
145.4
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco M3 Pro
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Poco M3

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.5 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 405 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 440 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 180 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 83.8% 83.4%
Display tests
RGB color space 93.5% 96.5%
PWM - 892 Hz
Response time 33.5 ms 36 ms
Contrast 2512:1 2214:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco M3 Pro +22%
534 nits
Poco M3
436 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) 162.3 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) 77.3 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 9.6 mm (0.38 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Yellow Black, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco M3 Pro
83.8%
Poco M3
83.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro and Xiaomi Poco M3
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 700 Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
Max clock 2200 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
L3 cache 2 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 7 nanometers 11 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 683
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 64 128
GPU clock 950 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro and Xiaomi Poco M3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco M3 Pro +111%
713
Poco M3
338
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco M3 Pro +71%
1916
Poco M3
1122
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 479
Single-core score 713 338
Multi-core score 1916 1122
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco M3 Pro +64%
533942
Poco M3
325844
CPU 215564 146000
GPU 42830 23060
Memory 124298 72520
UX 151750 84264
Total score 533942 325844
Samples [4 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% 96%
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 321 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco M3 Pro +20%
7583
Poco M3
6303
Web score 6046 5861
Video editing 4675 3698
Photo editing 16474 12581
Data manipulation 6243 5159
Writing score 8543 7436
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-20 (Sus Go0d)GeekBench CPU713 / 1916
📘 2026-05-13 (Yaroslav)AnTuTu501406
📘 2026-01-03 (Denis)AnTuTu533942
📘 2026-01-03 (Denis)AnTuTu533942
📘 2025-11-12 (Hajilo)AnTuTu516582
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Xiaomi Poco M3
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-04 (Wayne)AnTuTu338756
📘 2026-04-06 (Linode)AnTuTu335094
📘 2026-03-13 (Linode)GeekBench CPU338 / 1122
📘 2026-03-13 (Linode)AnTuTu335059
📘 2026-01-02 (EyesNeverlies)AnTuTu325844
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 256 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 11)
ROM MIUI 14 MIUI 12.5 Enhanced
OS size 19.2 GB 20.5 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (33% in 30 min) Yes (25% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:00 hr 3:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:01 hr 11:51 hr
Watching video 14:26 hr 15:49 hr
Gaming 05:48 hr 06:39 hr
Standby 122 hr 155 hr
General battery life
Poco M3 Pro
24:46 hr
Poco M3 +20%
29:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 4000 x 3000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV48B Samsung S5KGM1
Sensor size 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Hynix Hi-259 Hynix HI-259
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.1
Sensor OmniVision OV8856 CMOS
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes No
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 12
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco M3 Pro +10%
93.5 dB
Poco M3
85.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced May 2021 November 2020
Release date May 2021 December 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $200 $150
Successor - Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G -
SAR (head) 0.54 W/kg -
SAR (body) 0.89 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, performance, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro. But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco M3.

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Total votes: 594

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