Xiaomi Poco X4 GT vs X3 GT

56 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
VS
52 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Xiaomi Poco X4 GT (with MediaTek Dimensity 8100) that was released on June 23, 2022, against the Xiaomi Poco X3 GT, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1100 5G and came out 11 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1080K versus 974K)
  • Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (596 against 533 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • The phone is 11 months newer
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X4 GT and X3 GT 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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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
179.5
(Excellent)
Value Index
16.4
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.6 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2460 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 407 ppi 399 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 500 nits 450 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 650 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 270 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 86.5% 84.9%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97.9% -
PWM 51540 Hz -
Response time 24 ms -
Contrast 1573:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco X4 GT +12%
596 nits
533 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.64 mm (6.44 inches) 163.3 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 74.29 mm (2.92 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.87 mm (0.35 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP53
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Blue White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
86.5%
84.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X4 GT and Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8100 MediaTek Dimensity 1100 5G
Max clock 2850 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 580 MediaTek APU 3.0
GPU
Graphics Mali-G610 MC6 Mali-G77 MC9
GPU shading units 384 288
GPU clock 860 MHz 836 MHz
FLOPS ~660.5 GFLOPS ~481.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X4 GT and Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1139
1128
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X4 GT +21%
3842
3172
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3977 -
Single-core score 1139 1128
Multi-core score 3842 3172
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X4 GT +11%
1080106
974914
CPU 407575 339618
GPU 168977 134559
Memory 202420 192214
UX 301134 308523
Total score 1080106 974914
Samples [21 tests] [20 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco X4 GT +33%
564
Stability 92% 97%
Graphics test 4 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 564 424
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Poco X4 GT +23%
1518
1238
Stability 72% 99%
Graphics test 9 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 1518 1238
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco X4 GT +20%
11862
9881
Web score 11581 8025
Video editing 7037 5755
Photo editing 19759 23638
Data manipulation 8309 8321
Writing score 16904 10916

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Gelu)AnTuTu1054060
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 (Khiemm)AnTuTu1035794
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-02 (christoff)AnTuTu1069255
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-27 -> AeonAnTuTu1096614
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-14 (L)AnTuTu1096752
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (ε€©ηŽ‘1100)CPU Throttle75%
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Ezdeck)AnTuTu991796
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-16 (Egk7)AnTuTu915661
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-14 (HanZ)AnTuTu1012397
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-06 (Snoops)AnTuTu1024528

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 14

Battery

Capacity 5080 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 67 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 (75% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:57 hr 0:48 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:53 hr 08:23 hr
Watching video 14:28 hr 13:11 hr
Gaming 05:53 hr 05:34 hr
Standby 119 hr 126 hr
General battery life
24:29 hr
23:22 hr

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 9248 x 6936 9248 x 6936
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)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Samsung Bright S5KGW1 Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size 1/1.72" (β‰ˆ 0.58 inch) 1/1.97" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.45 f/2.5
Sensor Sony IMX596 OmniVision OV16A1
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE, 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, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region 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 No No
LTE Cat* - 18
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
86.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2022 July 2021
Release date June 2022 August 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $379 $300
Successor - - Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi Poco X4 GT. It has a better display, performance, gaming, battery life, software, and sound.

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