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Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC vs M3 Pro

50 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
VS
44 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro

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 Poco M3 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 and came out 9 months after. 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
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (636 against 540 nits)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
  • More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Weighs 25 grams less
  • The phone is 9 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC and M3 Pro 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
4 / 64 GB
200.8
(Excellent)
Value Index
58.6
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco X3 NFC
vs
Poco M3 Pro

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.67 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 450 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 180 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 84.6% 83.8%
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% 93.5%
PWM 2358 Hz -
Response time 35.4 ms 33.5 ms
Contrast - 2512:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco X3 NFC +18%
636 nits
Poco M3 Pro
540 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) 161.8 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) 75.3 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue Black, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco X3 NFC +1%
84.6%
Poco M3 Pro
83.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC and Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G MediaTek Dimensity 700
Max clock 2300 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 8 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 688 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 618 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 256 64
GPU clock 800 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~409.6 GFLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC and Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco X3 NFC +6%
754
Poco M3 Pro
713
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X3 NFC
1876
Poco M3 Pro +2%
1916
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1279 -
Single-core score 754 713
Multi-core score 1876 1916
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X3 NFC
536494
Poco M3 Pro
533942
CPU 203232 215564
GPU 53110 42830
Memory 98643 124298
UX 181509 151750
Total score 536494 533942
Samples [12 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Poco X3 NFC +5%
336
Poco M3 Pro
321
Stability 99% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 336 321
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco X3 NFC +24%
9394
Poco M3 Pro
7583
Web score 7961 6046
Video editing 6640 4675
Photo editing 17026 16474
Data manipulation 7986 6243
Writing score 10347 8543
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-17 (LywKessy)AnTuTu 12628215
📘 2026-09-19 (KoKo)AnTuTu 12610548
📘 2026-09-17 (KoKo)AnTuTu 12592191
📘 2026-08-22 (zzkyand__)AnTuTu 11548347
📘 2026-07-13 (dittt)AnTuTu 11544448
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Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-11-01 (Ariel)AnTuTu 12628871
📘 2026-07-20 (Sus Go0d)Geekbench 6 CPU713 / 1916
📘 2026-05-13 (Yaroslav)AnTuTu 11501406
📘 2026-01-03 (Denis)AnTuTu 11533942
📘 2026-01-03 (Denis)AnTuTu 11533942
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 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 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 256 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM MIUI 14 MIUI 14
OS size 20.5 GB 19.2 GB

Battery

Capacity 5160 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (33% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 2:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:56 hr 10:01 hr
Watching video 13:59 hr 14:26 hr
Gaming 05:35 hr 05:48 hr
Standby 116 hr 122 hr
General battery life
Poco X3 NFC
24:00 hr
Poco M3 Pro +3%
24:46 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 No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) 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 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 -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor - Hynix Hi-259
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.75 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 8 megapixels
Image resolution 5963 x 3354 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV8856
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 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 5.1
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
- USB-Host mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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 Yes
LTE Cat* 15 18
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
89.2 dB
Poco M3 Pro +5%
93.5 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2020 May 2021
Release date September 2020 May 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $245 $200
Successor - - Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
SAR (head) 0.558 W/kg 0.54 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.986 W/kg 0.89 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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Total votes: 421

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