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Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC vs Mi 10 Lite

50 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
VS
44 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
Xiaomi Mi 10 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 Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G and came out 5 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 X3 NFC
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5160 vs 4160 mAh
  • Shows 11% longer battery life (24:00 vs 21:33 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 256GB
  • Stereo speakers
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 20W)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Weighs 23 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC and Mi 10 Lite 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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6 / 64 GB
VS
6 / 64 GB
200.8
(Excellent)
Value Index
40.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco X3 NFC
vs
Mi 10 Lite

Display

Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.57 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 450 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 84.6% 85.1%
Display features - - Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% 99%
PWM 2358 Hz 241 Hz
Response time 35.4 ms 9 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco X3 NFC +3%
634 nits
Mi 10 Lite
613 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) 163.7 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) 74.8 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue White, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco X3 NFC
84.6%
Mi 10 Lite +1%
85.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC and Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Max clock 2300 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 1 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 1 core at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76)
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 8 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 688 Hexagon 696
GPU
Graphics Adreno 618 Adreno 620
GPU shading units 256 384
GPU clock 800 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS ~409.6 GFLOPS ~480 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC and Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco X3 NFC
754
Mi 10 Lite +6%
801
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X3 NFC
1876
Mi 10 Lite +2%
1914
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco X3 NFC +5%
1279
Mi 10 Lite
1218
Compute Score (GPU) 1279 1218
Single-core score 754 801
Multi-core score 1876 1914
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X3 NFC
536494
Mi 10 Lite +6%
566786
CPU 203232 217921
GPU 53110 87107
Memory 98643 102946
UX 181509 158812
Total score 536494 566786
Samples [12 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 336 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7961 -
Video editing 6640 -
Photo editing 17026 -
Data manipulation 7986 -
Writing score 10347 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-19 (KoKo)AnTuTu 12610548
📘 2026-09-17 (KoKo)AnTuTu 12592191
📘 2026-08-22 (zzkyand__)AnTuTu 11548347
📘 2026-07-13 (dittt)AnTuTu 11544448
📘 2026-05-15 -> PocimarbleAnTuTu 11581996
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Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2024-05-20 (DziczkuPL)Geekbench 6 GPU1218
📘 2024-05-20 (DziczkuPL)Geekbench 6 CPU801 / 1914
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 256 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM MIUI 14 MIUI 13
OS size 20.5 GB 21 GB

Battery

Capacity 5160 mAh 4160 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 20 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 (30% in 20 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:15 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:56 hr 08:51 hr
Watching video 13:59 hr 14:42 hr
Gaming 05:35 hr 05:53 hr
Standby 116 hr 92 hr
General battery life
Poco X3 NFC +11%
24:00 hr
Mi 10 Lite
21:33 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 9248 x 6920 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX682 Omnivision OV48B
Sensor size 1/1.73" (≈ 0.58 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV8856
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 5963 x 3354 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 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 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, A2DP
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 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* 15 20
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco X3 NFC +9%
89.2 dB
Mi 10 Lite
81.5 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2020 March 2020
Release date September 2020 July 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $245 $315
Successor - - Xiaomi 13 Lite
SAR (head) 0.558 W/kg 0.793 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.986 W/kg 1.18 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.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
349 (77.9%)
99 (22.1%)
Total votes: 448

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