Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC vs Honor 50 Lite
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G) that was released on September 7, 2020, against the Honor 50 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 and came out 14 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 71% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (352K versus 206K)
- Comes with 860 mAh larger battery capacity: 5160 vs 4300 mAh
- Delivers 40% higher peak brightness (637 against 456 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 256GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Stereo speakers
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
Reasons to consider the Honor 50 Lite
- The phone is 1-year and 2-months newer
- Weighs 25 grams less
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2376 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 391 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 430 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 98.2% |
| PWM | 2358 Hz | - |
| Response time | 35.4 ms | 28.4 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1163:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) | 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (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 | 1 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 11 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU clock | 810 MHz | 600 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~435 GFLOPS | ~272 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 103209 | 64585 |
| GPU | 94150 | 43668 |
| Memory | 56279 | 46864 |
| UX | 95442 | 50406 |
| Total score | 352386 | 206164 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 42.6 °C | 38.7 °C |
| Stability | 98% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1104 | 382 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6873 | 5666 |
| Video editing | 6152 | 3778 |
| Photo editing | 16749 | 12091 |
| Data manipulation | 7567 | 5241 |
| Writing score | 9611 | 7034 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 11 |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | Magic UI 4.2 |
| OS size | 20.5 GB | 16 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Charge power | 33 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes, SuperCharge (40% in 10 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 0:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:40 hr | - |
| Watching video | 13:01 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:31 hr | - |
| Standby | 119 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6920 | 9216 x 6912 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | No |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 13 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.73", Sony IMX682 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX682 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1 micron |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 17 mm |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5963 x 3354 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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* | 15 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2020 | October 2021 |
| Release date | September 2020 | November 2021 |
| SAR (head) | 0.558 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.986 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC is definitely a better buy.
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