Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro vs M3 Pro
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860) that was released on March 22, 2021, against the Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 and came out 2 months after. 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 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- 54% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (822K versus 533K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Stereo speakers
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 41% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1004 and 713 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
- Shows 9% longer battery life (24:46 vs 22:40 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 25 grams less
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 | 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 |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 83.8% |
| RGB color space | 95.1% | 93.5% |
| PWM | 2404 Hz | - |
| Response time | 37.4 ms | 33.5 ms |
| Contrast | 995:1 | 2512:1 |
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) | 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 | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | MediaTek Dimensity 700 |
| Max clock | 2960 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1036.8 GFLOPS | ~121.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2985 | - |
| Single-core score | 1004 | 713 |
| Multi-core score | 2653 | 1916 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 299294 | 215564 |
| GPU | 119740 | 42830 |
| Memory | 162141 | 124298 |
| UX | 241258 | 151750 |
| Total score | 822433 | 533942 |
| Samples | [45 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 91% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 979 | 321 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8774 | 6046 |
| Video editing | 6020 | 4675 |
| Photo editing | 22475 | 16474 |
| Data manipulation | 8724 | 6243 |
| Writing score | 13390 | 8543 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali) | AnTuTu 12 | 932069 |
| π 2026-09-14 (Zeexi) | AnTuTu 11 | 911542 |
| π 2026-07-21 (Tymanovik) | AnTuTu 11 | 822512 |
| π 2026-07-06 (Aren) | AnTuTu 11 | 811317 |
| π 2026-07-06 (Aren) | AnTuTu 11 | 811317 |
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-20 (Sus Go0d) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 713 / 1916 |
| π 2026-05-13 (Yaroslav) | AnTuTu 11 | 501406 |
| π 2026-01-03 (Denis) | AnTuTu 11 | 533942 |
| π 2026-01-03 (Denis) | AnTuTu 11 | 533942 |
| π 2025-11-12 (Hajilo) | AnTuTu 11 | 516582 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 125 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 13 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 |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (33% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:43 hr | 10:01 hr |
| Watching video | 12:45 hr | 14:26 hr |
| Gaming | 05:20 hr | 05:48 hr |
| Standby | 117 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 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 (1080p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 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 |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX582 | OmniVision OV48B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV8856 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-259 | Hynix Hi-259 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5480 x 3648 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | OmniVision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (β 0.29 inch) | 1/4" (β 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 | 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2021 | May 2021 |
| Release date | April 2021 | May 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | $200 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - 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 - 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 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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