Xiaomi Poco X4 GT vs Poco F3
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Xiaomi Poco X4 GT (with MediaTek Dimensity 8100) that was released on June 23, 2022, against the Xiaomi Poco F3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G and came out 15 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
- Shows 17% longer battery life (35:08 vs 30:05 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Comes with 560 mAh larger battery capacity: 5080 vs 4520 mAh
- 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (826K versus 696K)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- The phone is 1-year and 3-months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – MediaTek Dimensity 8100
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F3
- Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (710 against 598 nits)
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 997 and 910 points
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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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2460 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 407 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 650 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1% | 85.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.9% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 51540 Hz | 490 Hz |
| Response time | 24 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | 1573:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.64 mm (6.44 inches) | 163.7 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 74.29 mm (2.92 inches) | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.87 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G |
| Max. clock | 2850 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MC6 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU clock | 912 MHz | 675 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~1372 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 201160 | 192076 |
| GPU | 311633 | 243072 |
| Memory | 148778 | 114835 |
| UX | 165114 | 147172 |
| Total score | 826469 | 696939 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 61% | 90% |
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5836 | 4292 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 13029 | 11497 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Phone Scores (82nd and 156th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | MIUI 13 |
| OS size | - | 21 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5080 mAh | 4520 mAh |
| Charge power | 67 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 20 min) | Yes (67% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:57 hr | 0:56 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:12 hr | 11:06 hr |
| Watching video | 12:36 hr | 14:32 hr |
| Gaming | 05:41 hr | 05:39 hr |
| Standby | 123 hr | 83 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6936 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 119° |
| Lenses | 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX582 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", Sony IMX355 (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", Omnivision OV02B10 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 5 MP - Focal length: 50 mm - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0", Samsung S5K5E8 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.45 | f/2.45 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2" | 1/3.4" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE, HID, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | 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 | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2022 | March 2021 |
| Release date | June 2022 | March 2021 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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 performance, software, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco X4 GT. But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco F3.
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