Earlier this month, POCO held a global unveil event to announce the POCO X3 NFC smartphone. The handset was made official today in India through a dedicated launch event. Unlike the global edition, the smartphone has arrived in India as POCO X3. Also, the Indian variant is slightly different from its global edition.
POCO X3 specifications and features
The POCO X3 sports a 6.67-inch IPS LCD screen that supports a full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a 20:9 aspect ratio, HDR10, a refresh rate of up to 120Hz, and a touch sampling rate of up to 240Hz. The 2.3GHz Snapdragon 732G chipset fuels the POCO X3 with LPDDR4x RAM and UFS 2.1 storage. The phone boots to MIUI 12 and POCO Launcher enabled Android 10 OS that is devoid of ads.
The global edition of the POCO X3 NFC features a 5,160mAh battery. The India edition is backed by a larger 6,000mAh battery. The retail package of the device includes a 33W fast charger. The LiquidCool Technology 1.0 Plus available on the POCO X3 has a 70 percent larger heat pipe and multiple layers of graphite sheet. The upgraded heat dissipation will allow the POCO X3 to run 6 degrees Celsius cooler than the previous generation.
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The rear-facing quad-camera system of the POCO X3 features a 64-megapixel Sony IMX682 main lens, a 13-megapixel ultrawide lens with 119-degree FOV, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, a 2-megapixel macro lens with 4cm focal length, and an LED flash unit. The display punch-hole houses a 20-megapixel selfie snapper.
The phone comes with IP53 rated chassis and Gorilla Glass 5 protection for the display. It has a renewed textured rear for a better grip along with a large-sized logo. Its other features include a microSD card slot, dual stereo speakers, AI face unlock, a side-mounted fingerprint reader, an IR blaster, dual SIM support, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, USB-C, and a 3.5mm headphone slot. It lacks support for NFC connectivity.
POCO X3 price in India
Here is the pricing of the different variants of the POCO X3:
- 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage – Rs 16,999 (~$231)
- 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – Rs 18,499 (~$251)
- 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – Rs 19,999 (~$272)
The POCO X3 comes in two colors such as Shadow Grey and Cobalt Blue. The first sale of the phone will be carried at 12 PM IST on Sept. 29 through Flipkart.
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