Xiaomi Poco X3 GT vs Poco F3
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Xiaomi Poco X3 GT (with MediaTek Dimensity 1100 5G) that was released on July 28, 2021, against the Xiaomi Poco F3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G and came out 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
- Shows 17% longer battery life (23:22 vs 19:59 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F3
- Delivers 34% higher peak brightness (715 against 533 nits)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 399 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 85.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 490 Hz |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 163.7 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 193 g (6.81 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1100 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Hexagon 698 |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MC9 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU shading units | 288 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 836 MHz | 670 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.5 GFLOPS | ~1029.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 3392 |
| Single-core score | 1128 | 1125 |
| Multi-core score | 3172 | 3176 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 339618 | 390209 |
| GPU | 134559 | 183875 |
| Memory | 192214 | 166763 |
| UX | 308523 | 274110 |
| Total score | 974914 | 1014957 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [35 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 424 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 90% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1238 | 1213 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8025 | 8717 |
| Video editing | 5755 | 6160 |
| Photo editing | 23638 | 28589 |
| Data manipulation | 8321 | 8731 |
| Writing score | 10916 | 14382 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-18 (天玑1100) | CPU Throttle | 75% |
| 📘 2026-08-07 (Ezdeck) | AnTuTu | 991796 |
| 📘 2026-06-16 (Egk7) | AnTuTu | 915661 |
| 📘 2026-06-14 (HanZ) | AnTuTu | 1012397 |
| 📘 2026-05-06 (Snoops) | AnTuTu | 1024528 |
Xiaomi Poco F3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-23 (Ян) | AnTuTu | 983640 |
| 📘 2026-08-22 (DAP) | AnTuTu | 986264 |
| 📘 2026-08-01 (Gats) | AnTuTu | 1045854 |
| 📘 2026-06-25 (Ян) | GeekBench CPU | 1081 / 2905 |
| 📘 2026-06-25 (Ян) | AnTuTu | 978310 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | HyperOS 1.0 |
| OS size | - | 21 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4520 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (67% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 0:56 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:23 hr | 08:42 hr |
| Watching video | 13:11 hr | 12:58 hr |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | 05:31 hr |
| Standby | 126 hr | 85 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6936 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Sony IMX582 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 50 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | Samsung S5K5E8 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV16A1 | Samsung S5K3T2 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, HID, 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, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2021 | March 2021 |
| Release date | August 2021 | March 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $300 | $350 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X4 GT | - Xiaomi Poco F7 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - 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, gaming, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco F3. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco X3 GT.
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