Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro vs X3 NFC
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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 X3 NFC, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G and came out 7 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 Pro
- 53% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (822K versus 536K)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.1
- 33% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1004 and 754 points
- The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (630 against 529 nits)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
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 | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| RGB color space | 95.1% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 2404 Hz | 2358 Hz |
| Response time | 37.4 ms | 35.4 ms |
| Contrast | 995:1 | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 215 g (7.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G |
| Max clock | 2960 MHz | 2300 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Hexagon 688 |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1036.8 GFLOPS | ~409.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2985 | 1279 |
| Single-core score | 1004 | 754 |
| Multi-core score | 2653 | 1876 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 299294 | 203232 |
| GPU | 119740 | 53110 |
| Memory | 162141 | 98643 |
| UX | 241258 | 181509 |
| Total score | 822433 | 536494 |
| Samples | [45 tests] | [12 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 91% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 979 | 336 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8774 | 7961 |
| Video editing | 6020 | 6640 |
| Photo editing | 22475 | 17026 |
| Data manipulation | 8724 | 7986 |
| Writing score | 13390 | 10347 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-04 -> Bifoth | AnTuTu 12 | 963448 |
| 📘 2026-10-04 (Bifoth) | AnTuTu 12 | 963448 |
| 📘 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali) | AnTuTu 12 | 932069 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (Zeexi) | AnTuTu 11 | 911542 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 (Tymanovik) | AnTuTu 11 | 822512 |
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-19 (KoKo) | AnTuTu 12 | 610548 |
| 📘 2026-09-17 (KoKo) | AnTuTu 12 | 592191 |
| 📘 2026-08-22 (zzkyand__) | AnTuTu 11 | 548347 |
| 📘 2026-07-13 (dittt) | AnTuTu 11 | 544448 |
| 📘 2026-05-15 -> Pocimarble | AnTuTu 11 | 581996 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 125 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 20.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 5160 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:43 hr | 09:56 hr |
| Watching video | 12:45 hr | 13:59 hr |
| Gaming | 05:20 hr | 05:35 hr |
| Standby | 117 hr | 116 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 9248 x 6920 |
| 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 (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX582 | Sony IMX682 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.73" (≈ 0.58 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV8856 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5480 x 3648 | 5963 x 3354 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 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, 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 - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
| 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 | 15 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2021 | September 2020 |
| Release date | April 2021 | September 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | $245 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - |
| 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
If the camera, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC. But if the performance, gaming, and software are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro.
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